Today, supremely, it behooves us to remember that a nation shall be saved by the power that sleeps in its own bosom; or by none; shall be renewed in hope, in confidence, in strength by waters welling up from its own sweet, perennial springs. Not from above; not by patronage of its aristocrats. The flower does not bear the root, but the root the flower.

In the last analysis, my fellow country men, as we in America would be the first to claim, a people are responsible for the acts of their government.

The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat.

Responsibility is proportionate to opportunity.

It is the object of learning, not only to satisfy the curiosity and perfect the spirits of ordinary men, but also to advance civilization.

A living thing is born.

The commands of democracy are as imperative as its privileges and opportunities are wide and generous. Its compulsion is upon us.