It will never be possible for any length of time for any group of the American people, either by reason of wealth or learning or inheritance or economic power, to retain any mandate, any permanent authority to arrogate to itself the political control of American public life.

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.

We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.... [The organized moneyed people] are unanimous in their hate for me and I welcome their hatred.... I should like to have it said of my second administration that these forces met their master.

I think this would be a good time for a beer.

To carry adequate life insurance is a moral obligation incumbent upon the great majority of citizens.

Books cannot be killed by fire.

Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights or keep them.