The most essential factor to economic recovery today [1932] is the restoration of confidence.

Prosperity is just around the corner.

Public health service should be as fully organized and as universally incorporated into our governmental system as is public education. The returns are a thousand fold in economic benefits, and infinitely more in reduction of suffering and promotion of human happiness.

I believe not only that religious faith will be victorious, but that it is vital to humankind that it shall be. We may differ in form and particulars in our religious faith. Those are matters that are sacred to each of our inner sanctuaries. It is our privilege to decline to argue them. Their real demonstration is the lives that we live.

Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.

Economic depression can not be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement.

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