The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.

Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.

Presidents are selected, not elected.

As Americans, we go forward, in the service of our country, by the will of God.

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

I tell the American people solemnly that the United States will never survive as a happy and fertile oasis of liberty surrounded by a cruel desert of dictatorship.

History proves that dictatorships do not grow out of strong and successful governments, but out of weak and helpless ones. If by democratic methods people get a government strong enough to protect them from fear and starvation, their democracy succeeds; but if they do not, they grow impatient. Therefore, the only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over its government.