You cannot extend the mastery of government over the daily life of a people without somewhere making it master of people's souls and thoughts.... Every step in that direction poisons the very roots of liberalism. It poisons political equality, free speech, free press, and equality of opportunity. It is the road not to more liberty but to less liberty.

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

Presidents cannot always kick evil-minded persons out of the front door. Such persons are often selected by the electors to represent them.

While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have passed the worst and with continued unity of effort we shall rapidly recover.

No prosaic description can portray the grandeur of 40 miles of rugged mountains rising beyond a placid lake in which each shadowy precipice and each purple gorge is reflected with a vividness that rivals the original.

America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose.

. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war.