There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm.

A good shot must necessarily be a good man since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control and self-control is the essential quality of a good man.

It is of little use for us to pay lip-loyalty to the mighty men of the past unless we sincerely endeavor to apply to the problems of the present precisely the qualities which in other crises enabled the men of that day to meet those crises.

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

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.

In other words, character is far more important than intellect to the race as to the individual. We need intellect, and there is no reason why we should not have it together with character; but if we must choose between the two we choose character without a moment's hesitation.

There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm.