The nature of men and of organized society dictates the maintenance in every field of action of the highest and purest standards of justice and of right dealing.... By justice the lawyer generally means the prompt, fair, and open application of impartial rules; but we call ours a Christian civilization, and a Christian conception of justice must be much higher. It must include sympathy and helpfulness and a willingness to forego self-interest in order to promote the welfare, happiness, and contentment of others and of the community as a whole.

Today's greatest labor-saving device is tomorrow.

When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is swelling or growing.

A man may be defeated by his own secondary successes.

I would not speak with disrespect of the Republican Party. I always speak with great respect of the past.

We are participants, whether we would or not, in the life of the world.... We are partners with the rest. What affects mankind isinevitably our affair as well as the nations of Europe and Asia.

I am not sure that it is of the first importance that you should be happy. Many an unhappy man has been of deep service to himself and to the world.