It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it is easy enough to ruin it by bad laws.

We have duties to others, and duties to ourselves, and we cannot shirk either.

The liar is no whit better than the thief, and if his mendacity takes the form of slander he may be worse than most thieves. It puts a premium upon knavery untruthfully to attack an honest man, or even with hysterical exaggeration to assail a bad man with untruth.

There can be no fifty-fifty Americanism in this country. There is room here for only 100% Americanism, only for those who are Americans and nothing else

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

Give the brethren a chance to do something, anything, no matter how small or unimportant. A brother convinced that he is helpful is enthusiastic.

No people is wholly civilized where a distinction is drawn between stealing an office and stealing a purse.