In a crisis, the man worth his salt is the man who meets the needs of the situation in whatever way is necessary.

Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of today.

I wish to see the Bible study as much a matter of course in the secular colleges as in the seminary.

The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.

We [must] hold the just balance and set ourselves as resolutely against improper corporate influence on the one hand as against demagogy and mob rule on the other.

There can be no fifty-fifty Americanism in this country. There is room here for only 100% Americanism, only for those who are Americans and nothing else

In popular government results worth while can only be achieved by men who combine worthy ideals with practical good sense.