When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa.

I believe strongly in the Constitutional principle of separating church and state. Our founders were right in fearing that religious freedom would be threatened in the long run by a departure from governmental neutrality in spiritual matters.

Serve, serve, serve. Because in the end, it will be the servants who save us all.

Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being.

As far as I was concerned, the Depression was an ill wind that blew some good. If it hadn't occurred, my parents would have given me my college education. As it was, I had to scrabble for it.

My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one thing; economic struggle is another.

The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world.