The most ultimately righteous of all wars is a war with savages.

In the first place we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the man's becoming in very fact an American, and nothing but an American.

Americanism is a question of spirit, of conviction and purpose, not creed or birthplaces. The test of our worth is the service we render.

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.

This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.

Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own natures.

We shall make mistakes; and if we let these mistakes frighten us from our work we shall show ourselves weaklings.