Mankind have been slow to believe that order reigns in the universe-that the world is a cosmos and a chaos.

Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce.

I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a fool, which is a matter of no small difficulty.

In my judgment it is the duty of Congress, while respecting to the uttermost the conscientious convictions and religious scruples of every citizen, to prohibit within its jurisdiction all criminal practices ... Nor can any ecclesiastical organization be safely permitted to usurp in the smallest degree the functions and powers of the National Government.

A brave man is a man who dares to look the Devil in the face and tell him he is a Devil.

The world's history is a divine poem, of which the history of every nation is a canto, and every man a word. Its strains have been pealing along down the centuries, and though there have been mingled the discords of warring cannon and dying men, yet to the Christian philosopher and historian - the humble listener - there has been a Divine melody running through the song which speaks of hope and halcyon days to come.

I have had many troubles in my life, but the worst of them never came.