If we do not abolish war on this earth, then surely one day war will abolish us from the earth.

The greatest honor that has come to me, and that can ever come to me in my life, is to be Grand Master of Masons in Missouri.

I believe in the brotherhood of man, not merely the brotherhood of white men but the brotherhood of all men before law.

The United States has become great because we, as a people, have been able to work together for great objectives even while differing about details.

I couldn't see well enough to play (baseball) when I was a boy, so they gave me a special job - they made me an umpire.

The America to which these Swedish settlers came was a land that needed the hardy qualities they brought. It was not a land that was particularly softhearted towards newcomers, but everyone believed that each should have a fair chance regardless of his origin.

Although I hold the highest civil honour in the world, I have always regarded my rank and title as a Past Grand Master of Masons the greatest honour that had ever come to me.