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

The spiritual uplift, the goodwill, cheerfulness and optimism that accompanies every expedition to the outdoors is the peculiar spirit that our people need in times of suspicion and doubt...No other organized joy has values comparable to the outdoor experience.

It is always possible that occasional individuals may have overstepped the law and humanity in treatment of criminals and those charged with crime, and if so, they should be severely punished.

The sole function of Government is to bring about a condition of affairs favorable to the beneficial development of private enterprise.

The party should stand for a constantly wider diffusion of property. That is the greatest social and economic security that can come to free men. It makes free men. We want a nation of proprietors, not a state of collectivists. That is attained by creating a national wealth and income, not by destroying it. The income and estate taxes create an orderly movement to diffuse swollen fortunes more effectively than all the quacks.

Presidents have only two moments of personal seclusion. One is prayer; the other fishing - and they cannot pray all the time!

The study of this Book in your Bible classes is a post-graduate course in the richest library of human experience.