Finally, in our progress toward a resumption of work we require two safeguards against a return of the evils of the old order: there must be a strict supervision of all banking and credits and investments; there must be an end to speculation with other people's money, and there must be provision for an adequate but sound currency.

I have seen children starving. I have seen the agony of mothers and wives. I hate war.

I have no expectation of making a hit every time I come to bat.

Go for the moon. If you don't get it, you'll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of the creative effort.

Our security is not a matter of weapons alone. The arm that wields them must be strong, the eye that guides them clear, the will that directs them indomitable.

That, in its essence, is Fascism — ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power.

Since I am used to speaking in public, I know that it is useless.