[The United States is] founded on the principles of Christianity

It is a good thing to demand liberty for ourselves and for those who agree with us, but it is a better thing and a rarer thing to give liberty to others who do not agree with us.

The hand that held the dagger has struck it into the back of its neighbor.

I suggest a nationwide reading of the Holy Scriptures during the period from Thanksgiving Day to Christmas.

Of course we will continue to work for cheaper electricity in the homes and on the farms of America; for better and cheaper transportation; for low interest rates; for sounder home financing; for better banking; for the regulation of security issues; for reciprocal trade among nations and for the wiping out of slums. And my friends, for all of these we have only begun to fight.

If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join a union.

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.