If the way of heaven be narrow, it is not long; and if the gate be straight, it opens into endless life.

The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership until they have lost the desire to lead anyone.

I have spent most of my life most happily making plans for others to carry out.

There is no inherent mechanism in our present system which can with certainty prevent competitive sectional bargaining for wages from setting up a vicious spiral of rising prices under full employment.

Any proposals for the future, while they should use to the full the experience gathered in the past, should not be restricted by consideration of sectional interests established in the obtaining of that experience. Now, when the war is abolishing landmarks of every kind, is the opportunity for using experience in a clear field. A revolutionary moment in the world's history is a time for revolutions, not for patching.

Scratch a pessimist and you will often find a defender of privilege.

Let us proportion our alms to our ability, lest we provoke God to proportion His blessings to our alms.