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

The great liability of the engineer compared to men of other professions is that his works are out in the open where all can see them. His acts, step by step, are in hard substance. He cannot bury his mistakes in the grave like the doctors. He cannot argue them into thin air or blame the judge like the lawyers. He cannot, like the architects, cover his failures with trees and vines. He cannot, like the politicians, screen his shortcomings by blaming his opponents and hope the people will forget. The engineer simply cannot deny he did it. If his works do not work, he is damned.

National character cannot be built by law. It is the sum of the moral fiber of its individuals.

Next to prayer, Fishing is the most personal relationship of man.

If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an end.

We cannot change ideas in the minds of men and races with machine guns or battle ships.

It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege.