With a great moral issue involved, neutrality does not serve righteousness; for to be neutral between right and wrong is to serve wrong.

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

In foreign affairs we must make up our minds that whether we wish it or not, we are a great people and must play a great part in the world. It is not open to us to choose whether we will play that great part or not.

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.

If a strong man has not in him the lift toward lofty things, his strength makes him only a curse to himself and his neighbor.

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.

We must diligently strive to make our young men decent, God-fearing, law-abiding, honor-loving, justice-doing and also fearless and strong.