A nation that still needs to distinguish between stealing an election, and stealing a new pair of shoes, is not completely civilized yet.

It tires me to talk to rich men. You expect a man of millions, the head of a great industry, to be a man worthhearing; but as a rule they don't know anything outside their own business.

Politeness [is] a sign of dignity, not subservience.

I have now run up against an ugly snag, the Sunday Excise Law. It is altogether too strict, but I have no honorable alternative save to enforce it and I am enforcing it, to the furious rage of the saloon keepers, and of many good people too; for which I am sorry.

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

A President has a great chance; his position is almost that of a king and a prime minister rolled into one.

Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding member of the team you are, how much your contribution has been valued, what massive potential you have and, in recognition of all this, would you mind having your salary halved.