You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents came from. It is a belief that all men are created free and equal and that everyone deserves an even break.

Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima. . . . The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East.

To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone.

The only things worth learning are the things you learn after you know it all.

The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought and action of the whole people of any race, creed or nationality, will always point in the right direction.

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

When a leader is in the Democratic Party he's a boss. When he's in the Republican Party he's nothing but a leader.