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.

The allied nations with the fullest concurrence of our government and people are agreed that in Palestine shall be laid the foundations of a Jewish Commonwealth.

If I cannot retain my moral influence over a man except by occasionally knocking him down, if that is the only basis upon which he will respect me, then for the sake of his soul I have got occasionally to knock him down.

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

The whole purpose of democracy is that we may hold counsel with one another, so as not to depend upon the understanding of one man.

Whatever may be said against the chewing of tobacco, this at least can be said of it, that it gives a man time to think between sentences.

There must be, not a balance of power, but a community of power; not organized rivalries, but an organized peace.