Certain rich men, whose lives are evil and corrupt, are the representatives of predatory wealth accumulated by all forms of inequity, from the oppression of wage workers to unfair methods of crushing out competition.

The hardest lessons to learn are those that are the most obvious.

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.

In name we had the Declaration of Independence in 1776; but we gave the lie by our acts to the words of the Declaration of Independence until 1865; and words count for nothing except in so far as they represent acts.

Just as Lincoln got contradictory advice from the extremists of both sides . . . so now I have to guard myself against the extremists of both sides.

Life is a great adventure…accept it in such a spirit.