Modern men are afraid of the past. It is a record of human achievement, but its other face is human defeat.

A democracy which fails to concentrate authority in an emergency inevitably falls into such confusion that the ground is prepared for the rise of a dictator.

A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.

Popular government has not yet been proved to guarantee, always and everywhere, good government.

True opinions can prevail only if the facts to which they refer are known; if they are not known, false ideas are just as effective as true ones, if not a little more effective.

The study of error is not only in the highest degree prophylactic, but it serves as a stimulating introduction to the study of truth.

Franklin D. Roosevelt is no crusader. He is no tribune of the people. He is no enemy of entrenched privilege. He is a pleasant man who, without any important qualifications for the office, would very much like to be President.