I believe not only that religious faith will be victorious, but that it is vital to humankind that it shall be. We may differ in form and particulars in our religious faith. Those are matters that are sacred to each of our inner sanctuaries. It is our privilege to decline to argue them. Their real demonstration is the lives that we live.

There is no more cruel illusion than that war makes a people richer.

Twenty million people are starving. Whatever their politics, they shall be fed!

An ideal is an unselfish aspiration. Its purpose is the general welfare not only of this but of future generations. It is a thing of the spirit. It is a generous and humane desire that all men may share equally in a common good. Our ideals are the cement, which binds human society.

There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.

Thank God she doesn't have to be confirmed by the Senate.(on the birth of his granddaughter)

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