The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot lift the wage-earner by pulling down the wage-payer. You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending

Freedom of press and freedom of speech: What a blessing for a country while in the hands of honest, patriotic men; what a curse if in the hands of designing demagogues.

What a different world this would be if people would listen to those who know more and not merely try to get something from those who have more.

We will never have real safety and security for wage earners unless we provide for safety and security for the wage payers and wage savers.

You cannot help the small men, by tearing down the big men.

It is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right.