I am a strong individualist by personal habit, inheritance, and conviction; but it is a mere matter of common sense to recognize that the State, the community, the citizens acting together, can do a number of things better than if they were left to individual action.

War is not merely justifiable, but imperative upon honorable men, upon an honorable nation, where peace can only be obtained by the sacrifice of conscientious conviction or of national welfare.

From its origin to the present hour, in all its vicissitudes, Masonry has been the steady unwearing friend of man.

There is a delight in the hardy life of the open. There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm. The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value. Conservation means development as much as it does protection.

Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.

Under government ownership corruption can flourish just as rankly as under private ownership.

There is apt to be a lunatic fringe among the votaries of any forward movement.