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.

Today's greatest labor-saving device is tomorrow.

The Constitution was not made to fit us like a straitjacket. In its elasticity lies its chief greatness.

An evident principleis the principle of justice to all peoples and nationalities, and their right to live on equal terms of liberty and safety with one another, whether they be strong or weak.

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.

Sometimes people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am an American. America is the only idealistic nation in the world.

A man may be defeated by his own secondary successes.