We may make mistakes-but they must never be mistakes which result from faintness of heart or abandonment of moral principle.

Inequality may linger in the world of material things, but great music, great literature, great art and the wonders of science are, and should be, open to all.

Inquisitiveness is the most useful talent.

Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating peoples.

One reason--perhaps the chief--of the virility of the Roosevelts is [their] very democratic spirit. They have never felt that because they were born in a good position they could put their hands in their pockets and succeed. They have felt, rather, that being born in a good position, there is no excuse for them if they did not do their duty by the community.

The future lies with those wise political leaders who realize that the great public is interested more in government than in politics.

You sometimes find something good in the lunatic fringe. In fact, we have got as part of our social and economic government today a whole lot of things which in my boyhood were considered lunatic fringe, and yet they are now part of everyday life.