Our fathers and grandfathers who poured over the Midwest were self-reliant, rugged, God-fearing people of indomitable courage...They asked only for freedom of opportunity and equal chance. In these conceptions lies the real basis of American democracy. They and their fathers give a genius to American institutions that distinguished our people from any other in the world.

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

Through baseball we channel boys desire for exercise and let off their explosive violence without letting them get into the police court.

Above all, we know that although Americans can be led to make great sacrifices, they do not like to be driven.

The slogan of progress is changing from the full dinner pail to the full garage.

We cannot change ideas in the minds of men and races with machine guns or battle ships.

Baseball is the greatest of all team sports.