The man who has no vision will undertake no great enterprise.

You must act in your friends' interests whether it pleases them or not; the object of love is to serve, not to win.

America lives in the heart of every man everywhere who wishes to find a region where he will be free to work out his destiny as he chooses.

Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign.

America is not a mere body of traders; it is a body of free men. Our greatness is built upon our freedom - is moral, not material. We have a great ardor for gain; but we have a deep passion for the rights of man.

The question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely practical question connected with the future fortunes of nations and of mankind.

...I do not want a government that will take care of me, I want a government that will make other men take their hands off me so I can take care of myself.