Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government.

Thank God, under our Constitution there was no connection between Church and State, and that in my action as President of the United States I recognized no distinction of creeds in my appointments office.

There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress than I had any conception of, before I became President of the U.S.

No union exists between church and state, and perfect freedom of opinion is guaranteed to all sects and creeds.

If a man . . . would shake and not be shaken, grip and not be gripped, taking care always to squeeze the hand of his adversary as hard as it squeezed him, then he suffered no inconvenience from it.

Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression.

When I observed a strong man approaching I generally took advantage of him by being a little quicker than he was and seizing him by the tip of the fingers, giving him a hearty shake, and thus preventing him from getting a full grip upon me.