It [freedom] is a thing of the spirit. Men must be free to worship, to think, to hold opinions, to speak without fear. They must be free to challenge wrong and oppression with the surety of justice.

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

I am sure I'd have made a better all-around man if I hadn't lost so much time just making a living.

Next to prayer, Fishing is the most personal relationship of man.

The durability of free speech and free press rests on the simple concept that it search for the truth and tell the truth.

The greatness of America has grown out of a political and social system and a method of control of economic forces distinctly its own - our American system.

Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body - the producers and consumers themselves.