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

In America today, we are nearer a final triumph over poverty than is any other land.

No public man can be just a little crooked. There is no such thing as a no-man's land between honesty and dishonesty.

The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul.

The whole inspiration of our civilization springs from the teachings of Christ and the lessons of the prophets. To read the Bible for these fundamentals is a necessity of American life.

We have gold because we cannot trust governments

When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor; when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when we are at war, we want an uncommon general. It is only when we get into politics that we are satisfied with the common man.