If the Bible had said that Jonah swallowed the whale, I would believe it.

You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.

When I find a man who is not willing to pay his share of the burden of the government which protects him, I find a man who is unworthy to enjoy the blessings of a government like ours.

In commemoration of the fact that France was our ally in securing independence the citizens of that nation joined with the citizens of the United States in placing in New York harbor an heroic statue representing Liberty enlightening the world. What course shall our nation pursue? Send the statue of Liberty back to France and borrow from England a statue of William the Conqueror?

The human measure of a human life is its income; the divine measure of a life is its outgo, its overflow its contribution to the welfare of all.... If every word spoken in behalf of truth has its influence and every deed done for the right weighs in the final account, it is immaterial to the Christian whether his eyes behold victory or whether he dies in the midst of conflict.

Most of the temptations that come to us to sell the soul come in connection with the getting of money.

Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.