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

Our true destiny is not to be ministered unto but to minister to ourselves and to our fellow men.

Eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation.

Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.

The duty of the State toward the citizen is the duty of the servant to its master.... One of the duties of the State is that of caring for those of its citizens who find themselves the victims of such adverse circumstances as makes them unable to obtain even the necessities for mere existence without the aid of others.... To these unfortunate citizens aid must be extended by government--not as a matter of charity but as a matter of social duty.

We cannot always build a future for our youth, but we can always build our youth for the future.

We defend and we build a way of life, not for America alone, but for all mankind.