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

Even if security from the cradle to the grave could eliminate [all] the risks of life, it would [still] be a dead hand on the creative spirit of the American people.

Freedom requires that government keep the channels of competition and opportunity open, prevent monopolies, economic abuse and domination.

The outlook of the world today is for the greatest era of commercial expansion in history. The rest of the world will become better customers.

Along with currency manipulation, the New Deal introduced to Americans the spectacle of Fascist dictation to business, labor, and agriculture.

[N]o country can squander itself to prosperity on the ruin of its taxpayers.

The recognition of Russia on November 16, 1933, started forces which were to have considerable influence in the attempt to collectivize the United States.