You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence.

The more men, generally speaking, will do for a Dollar when they make it, the more that Dollar will do for them when they spend it.

You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

A man is judged by the company he keeps, and a company is judged by the men it keeps, and the people of Democratic nations are judged by the type and caliber of officers they elect.

A man who tries to make the workmen believe that their employers are their natural enemies is indeed the worst enemy of workmen. For the employees of yesterday are the employers of today, and the employees of today can and will partly be the employers of tomorrow.

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.

Never mind what the 'people' think of you! They may overestimate or underestimate you! Until they discover your real worth, your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself. You can succeed if nobody else believes it; but you will never succeed if you don't believe in yourself.