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

No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it.

Character is far more important than intellect in making a man a good citizen or successful at his calling- meaning by character not only such qualities as honesty and truthfulness, but courage, perseverance and self-reliance.

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.

Any man who tries to excite class hatred, sectional hate, hate of creeds, any kind of hatred in our community, though he may affect to do it in the interest of the class he is addressing, is in the long run with absolute certainly that class's own worst enemy.

When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.

All daring and courage, all iron endurance of misfortune-make for a finer, nobler type of manhood.