I have had enough experience in all my years, and have read enough of the past, to know that advice to grandchildren is usually wasted.

Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything.

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

We must never forget that this coutry was founded by men who came to these shores to worship God as they pleased. Catholics, Jews, and Protestants, all came here for this great purpose. They did not come here to do as they pleased - but to worship God as they pleased, and that is an important distinction.

(The AMA is) "just another mean trust."

If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog.

My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. To tell the truth, there's hardly a difference.