Free speech does not live many hours after free industry and free commerce die.

If we could have but one generation of properly born, trained, educated, and healthy children, a thousand other problems of government would vanish.

Above all, we know that although Americans can be led to make great sacrifices, they do not like to be driven.

When the outcome of a meeting is to have another meeting, it has been a lousy meeting.

Freedom requires that government keep the channels of competition and opportunity open, prevent monopolies, economic abuse and domination.

To go fishing is the chance to wash one's soul with pure air, with the rush of the brook, or with the shimmer of sun on blue water. It brings meekness and inspiration from the decency of nature, charity toward tackle-makers, patience toward fish, a mockery of profits and egos, a quieting of hate, a rejoicing that you do not have to decide a darned thing until next week. And it is discipline in the equality of men - for all men are equal before fish.

I was for a short time on the baseball team as shortstop, where I was not so good.