In the experiences of a year of the Presidency, there has come to me no other such unwelcome impression as the manifest religious intolerance which exists among many of our citizens. I hold it to be a menace to the very liberties we boast and cherish.

There is no relationship here between Church and State. Religious liberty has its unalterable place, along with civil and human liberty, in the very foundation of the Republic. I hold it [religious intolerance] to be a menace to the very liberties which we boast and cherish.

He liked to play chess and do intelligent things, and I was a serious drinker and nonthinker.

I do recall that El Cap seemed to be in much better condition than I was.

The president is the cuticle of the nail bed of America: one would think pushing back makes him stronger, yet it turns out the opposite is true.

Ambition is a commendable attribute, without which no man succeeds. Only inconsiderate ambition imperils.

I knew that this job would be too much for me.