The first duty of an American citizen, then, is that he shall work in politics.

What I am to be, I am becoming.

When I say I believe in a square deal i do not mean to give every man the best hand. If the cards do not come to any man, or if they do come, and he has not got the power to play them, that is his affair. All I mean is that there shall be no crookedness in the dealing.

I have often been afraid, but I would not give in to it. I made myself act as though I was not afraid and gradually my fear disappeared.

The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value.

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.

Women should have free access to every field of labor which they care to enter, and when their work is as valuable as that of a man it should be paid as highly.