Not every reader is a leader, but every leader must be a reader.

No one in the world can take the place of your mother. Right or wrong, from her viewpoint you are always right. She may scold you for little things, but never for the big ones.

The United States should not under any circumstances throw away our gun until we are sure the rest of the world cannot arm against us.

Some questions cannot be answered, but they can be decided.

It is ignorance that causes most mistakes.

Prosperous farmers make for a prosperous nation, and when farmers are in trouble, the nation is in trouble.

The atom bomb was no “great decision.” It was used in the war, and for your information, there were more people killed by fire bombs in Tokyo than dropping of the atomic bombs accounted for. It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness. The dropping of the bombs stopped the war, save millions of lives.