It may be that at some time in the dim future of the race the need for war will vanish: but that time is yet ages distant. As yet no nation can hold its place in the world, or can do any work really worth doing, unless it stands ready to guard its right with an armed hand.

Envy is as evil a thing as arrogance.

The liar is no whit better than the thief, and if his mendacity takes the form of slander he may be worse than most thieves. It puts a premium upon knavery untruthfully to attack an honest man, or even with hysterical exaggeration to assail a bad man with untruth.

Laws are essential emanations from the self-poised character of God; they radiate from the sun to the circling edge of creation. Verily, the mighty Lawgiver hath subjected himself unto laws.

Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life.

It is impossible to win the great prizes of life without running risks, and the greatest of all prizes are those connected with the home.

I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also.