Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.

Wars are sometimes waged to extend trade-the blood of many being shed to enrich a few.

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

There is no more reason to believe that man descended from an inferior animal than there is to believe that a stately mansion has descended from a small cottage.

On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.

This nation is able to legislate for its own people on every question, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth.

That is the one thing in my public career that I regret--my work to secure the enactment of the Federal Reserve Law.