Intense feeling too often obscures the truth.

In my opinion eight years as president is enough and sometimes too much for any man to serve in that capacity.

I do not believe in shooting anything that cannot shoot back.

I sit here all day trying to persuade people to do the things they ought to have the sense to do without my persuading them. That's all the powers of the President amount to.

The responsibility of the great states is to serve, and not to dominate, the world.

If we do not want to die together in war, we must learn to live together in peace.

We can all pray. We all should pray. We should ask the fulfillment of Gods will. We should ask for courage, wisdom, for the quietness of soul which comes alone to them who place their lives in His hands.