A man who is influenced by the polls or is afraid to make decisions which make him unpopular is not a man to represent the welfare of the country.

It will be just as easy for nations to get along in a republic of the world as it is for you to get along in the republic of the United States. Now, if Kansas and Colorado have a quarrel over a watershed they don't call out the national guard in each state and go to war over it. They bring suit in the Supreme Court and abide by its decision. There isn't a reason in the world why we can't do that internationally.

When you get to be President, there are all those things, the honors, the twenty-one gun salutes, all those things. You have to remember it isn't for you. It's for the Presidency.

Mama and Papa are more to blame (for delinquency) than the kids; parents should stay home and raise their children and spend less time in taverns.

If you can't convince them [with your logic] then just confound them [with your wit.]

Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it.

Men make history. History does not make the man.