I rise early because no day is long enough for a day's work.

Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.

Strong, responsible unions are essential to industrial fair play. Without them the labor bargain is wholly one-sided. The parties to the labor contract must be nearly equal in strength if justice is to be worked out, and this means that the workers must be organized and that their organizations must be recognized by employers as a condition precedent to industrial peace.

I rise early because no day is long enough for a day's work.

We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both.

Repression breeds hate; hate menaces stable government.

Sunshine is the best disinfectant