If America is to be run by the people, it is the people who must think. And we do not need to put on sackcloth and ashes to think. Nor should our minds work like a sundial which records only sunshine. Our thinking must square against some lessons of history, some principles of government and morals, if we would preserve the rights and dignity of men to which this nation is dedicated.

We are in danger of developing a cult of the Common Man, which means a cult of mediocrity.

All progress and growth is a matter of change, but change must be growth within our social and government concepts if it should not destroy them.

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.

One who brandishes a pistol must be prepared to shoot.

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

I come of Quaker stock. My ancestors were persecuted for their beliefs. Here they sought and found religious freedom. By blood and conviction I stand for religious tolerance both in act and in spirit.