I entirely appreciate loyalty to one"s friends, but loyalty to the cause of justice and honor stands above it.

The important thing is this: that, under such government recognition as we may give to that which is beneficent and wholesome in large business organizations, we shall be most vigilant never to allow them to crystallize into a condition which shall make private initiative difficult. It is of the utmost importance that in the future we shall keep the broad path of opportunity just as open and easy for our children as it was for our fathers during the period which has been the glory of America's industrial history.

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big.

Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.

Burning fossil fuels is like breaking up the furniture to feed the fireplace because it's easier than going out to the woodpile.

Silent strength is the quality of all good men and most mummies.

The Armenian massacre was the greatest crime of the war.