Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war.

We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.

Once you've spent two years trying to wiggle one toe, everything is in proportion.

Taxes, after all, are dues that we pay for the privileges of membership in an organized society.

Resort to force in the Great War (I) failed to bring tranquillity. Victory and defeat alike were sterile. That lesson the world should have learned.

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.

We must recognize the fundamental rights of man. There can be no true national life in our democracy unless we give unqualified recognition to freedom of religious worship and freedom of education.