This administration is going to be cussed and discussed for years to come.

Andrew Johnson wasn't too bad, but he was overwhelmed by a hostile Congress.

This [minimum wage] legislation, passed by the 81st Congress at its first session, is an important addition to the laws we live by. It is a measure dictated by social justice. It adds to our economic strength. It is founded on the belief that full human dignity requires at least a minimum level of economic sufficiency and security.

About the meanest thing you can say about a man is that he means well.

It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.

It's tougher to be a football coach than the President of the United States. You've got four years as a president, and they guard you. A football coach doesn't have anyone to protect him when things go wrong.

Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles.