Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government.

Let it be remembered, too, that at a time of war, nearly every one is under great strain.

Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government.

Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription.

When gasoline and rubber are rationed, electric power and transport facilities are becoming increasingly scarce, and manpower shortages are developing, it is difficult for people to understand their increased use for other than the most vital needs of war.

Usury once in control will wreck the nation.

I believed the people had a true instinct in most matters of government when left alone. That they were not swayed, as specially favoured individuals were, by personal interest, but rather by a sense of what best served the common good. That they recognized the truth when it was put before them, and that a leader can guide so long as he kept to the right lines. I did not think it was a mark of leadership to try to make the people do what one wanted them to do.