Man is much more than a 'rational being' and lives more by sympathies and impressions than by conclusions. It darkens his eyes and dries up the wells of his humanity to be forever in search of doctrine. We need wholesome, experiencing na­tures, I dare affirm, much more than we need sound reasoning.

When men take up arms to set other men free, there is something sacred and holy in the warfare.

A sure sign of an amateur is too much detail to compensate for too little life.

Self-determination is not a mere phrase. It is an imperative principle of action, which statesmen will henceforth ignore at their peril.

We came to America, either ourselves or in the persons of our ancestors, to better the ideals of men, to make them see finer things than they had seen before, to get rid of the things that divide and to make sure of the things that unite.

I have the feeling that he would rather see a good cause fail than succeed if he were not the head of it.

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