Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

The ablest man I ever met is the man you think you are.

The real safeguard of democracy is education.

The people of America are in agreement in defending their liberties at any cost, and the first line of that defense lies in the protection of economic security.

One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment... If it doesn't turn out right, we can modify it as we go along.

The future lies with those wise political leaders who realize that the great public is interested more in government than in politics.

These are bad days for all of us who remember always that when real world forces come into conflict, the final result is never as dark as we mortals guess it in very difficult days.