True wealth is not a static thing. It is a living thing made out of the disposition of men to create and distribute the good things of life with rising standards of living.

There comes a time in the affairs of men when they must prepare to defend not their homes alone but the tenets of faith and humanity on which their churches, their governments and their very foundations are set. The defense of religion, of democracy and of good faith among nations is all the same fight. To save one, we must now make up our minds to save all.

Inquisitiveness is the most useful talent.

All Government employees should realize that the process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, cannot be transplanted into the public service.

To carry adequate life insurance is a moral obligation incumbent upon the great majority of citizens.

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 the goverment.

I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people.