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

There is a delight in the hardy life of the open.

It's not the critic who counts.

The American people abhor a vacuum.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

The duties are even more important than the rights; and in the long run I think that the reward is ampler and greater for duty well done, than for the insistence upon individual rights.

I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head.