It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.

Self-government requires qualities of self-denial and restraint.

Those [presidents] who were strongest intellectually were also strongest spiritually.

The only significance of analyzing the past is that it does give us some key to the future.

Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.

Philanthropy, charity, giving voluntarily and freely... call it what you like, but it is truly a jewel of an American tradition.