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

What I have advocated is not wild radicalism. It is the highest and wisest kind of conservatism.

All contributions by corporations to any political committee or for any political purpose should be forbidden by law

Death by violence, death by cold, death by starvation - they are the normal endings of the stately creatures of the wilderness. The sentimentalists who prattle about the peaceful life of nature do not realize its utter mercilessness.

Kings and such are just as funny as politicians.

We can just as little afford to follow the doctrinaires of an extreme individualism as the doctrinaires of an extreme socialism.

Every special interest is entitled to justice - full, fair, and complete... but not one is entitled to a vote in Congress, to a voice on the bench, or to representation in any public office.