To have acted otherwise ... would have been the betrayal of the interests of the United States.

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

A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

To announce there must be no criticism of the president or that we are to stand with the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.

It is, of course, the merest truism to say a party is of use only so far as it serves the nation.

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all.

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.