The wise and honorable and Christian thing to do is to treat each black man and each white man (or any person) on his merits as a man, giving him no more and no less than he is worthy to have.

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.

If I have to choose between peace and righteousness, I'll choose righteousness.

A President has a great chance; his position is almost that of a king and a prime minister rolled into one.

The American people abhor a vacuum.

Materially we must strive to secure a broader economic opportunity for all men, so that each shall have a better chance to show the stuff of which he is made.

I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head.