There is no cause half so sacred as the cause of the people. There is no idea so uplifting as the idea of the service of humanity.

The great monopoly in this country is the money monopoly. So long as it exists, our old variety of freedom and individual energy of development are out of the question.

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.

No man that does not see visions will ever realize any high hope or undertake any high enterprise.

Our most dangerous tendency is to expect too much of government, and at the same time do for it too little. . . . We must strive for normalcy to reach stability.

I used to be a lawyer, but now I am a reformed character.

We shall not, I believe, be obliged to alter our policy of watchful waiting.