There is a lure in power. It can get into a man's blood just as gambling and lust for money have been known to do

We fully realize today that victory in war requires a mighty united effort. Certainly, victory in peace calls for, and must receive, an equal effort. Man has learned long ago, that it is impossible to live unto himself. This same basic principle applies today to nations. We were not isolated during the war. We dare not now become isolated in peace.

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

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

[The American President] has to take all sorts of abuse from liars and demagogues.… The people can never understand why the President does not use his supposedly great power to make ’em behave. Well, all the President is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.

We believe that all men are created equal because they are created in the image of God