A government can be no better than the public opinion which sustains it.

We cannot read the history of our rise and development as a nation, without reckoning with the place the Bible has occupied in shaping the advances of the Republic. Where we have been the truest and most consistent in obeying its precepts, we have attained the greatest measure of contentment and prosperity.

Democracy can thrive only when it enlists the devotion of those whom Lincoln called the common people. Democracy can hold that devotion only when it adequately respects their dignity by so ordering society as to assure to the masses of men and women reasonable security and hope for themselves and for their children.

We are going to tax and tax, spend and spend, elect and elect.

Are you laboring under the impression that I read these memoranda of yours? I can't even lift them.

I regard reduction in Federal spending as one of the most important issues in this campaign. In my opinion it is the most direct and effective contribution that Government can make to business.

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.