Much has been given us, and much will rightfully be expected from us. We have duties to others and duties to ourselves; and we can shirk neither. We have become a great nation, forced by the fact of its greatness into relations with other nations of the earth, and we must behave as beseems a people with such responsibilities.

In battle, the ONLY bullets that count are those that hit.

I believe in corporations. They are indispensable instruments of our modern civilization. But I believe they should be so regulated that they shall act for the interests of the community as a whole.

We shall make mistakes; and if we let these mistakes frighten us from our work we shall show ourselves weaklings.

Envy is as evil a thing as arrogance.

Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground.

I cannot consent to take the position that the door of hope - the door of opportunity - is to be shut upon any man, no matter how worthy, purely upon the grounds of race or color. Such an attitude would, according to my convictions, be fundamentally wrong.