The great corporations which we have grown to speak of rather loosely as trusts are the creatures of the State, and the State not only has the right to control them, but it is duty bound to control them wherever the need of such control is shown.

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.

Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords.

From reading of the people I admired - ranging from the soldiers of Valley Forge and Morgan's riflemen to my Southern forefathers and kinfolk - I felt a great admiration for men who were fearless and who could hold their own in the world. And I had a great desire to be like them.

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

All the resources we need are in the mind.