Prosperous farmers mean more employment, more prosperity for the workers and the business men of every industrial area in the whole country.

It will never be possible for any length of time for any group of the American people, either by reason of wealth or learning or inheritance or economic power, to retain any mandate, any permanent authority to arrogate to itself the political control of American public life.

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

I love it--I just love it.

Peace can endure only so long as humanity really insists upon it, and is willing to work for it and sacrifice for it.

I believe that we are going to get along very well with him [Josef Stalin] and the Russian people - very well indeed.

Government cannot close its eyes to the pollution of waters, to the erosion of soil, to the slashing of forests any more than it can close its eyes to the need for slum clearance and schools.