There is no other book so various as the Bible, nor one so full of concentrated wisdom.

Children add to the wonder of being alive.

Being a politician is a poor profession. Being a public servant is a noble one.

I come of Quaker stock. My ancestors were persecuted for their beliefs. Here they sought and found religious freedom. By blood and conviction I stand for religious tolerance both in act and in spirit.

Let me remind you that credit is the lifeblood of business, the lifeblood of prices and jobs.

The budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies.

The future of nations cannot be frozen . . . cannot be foreseen. If we are going to accomplish anything in our time we must approach our problem in the knowledge that there is nothing rigid or immutable in human affairs. History is a story of growth, decay and change. If no provision, no allowance is made for change by peaceful means, it will come anyway - and with violence.