“In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice…, the path of faith, the path of hope, and the path of love toward our fellow man.”

The best customer of American industry is the well paid worker.

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.

No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.

Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.

There should be no bitterness or hate where the sole thought is the welfare of the United States of America. No man can occupy the office of President without realizing that he is President of all the people.

People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.

We know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.

The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.

It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.

The whole world is one neighborhood.

We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.

What America needs now is a drink.

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.

Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care, it is about the safest investment in the world.

Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.

No more excuses. I can’t blame anything on my parents. I’m responsible for my mistakes and my choices.

I have a five year-old son and a three year-old daughter. I want my son to have a choice to contribute fully in the workforce or at home. And I want my daughter to have the choice to not just succeed, but to be liked for her accomplishments.

I’m all over the place with muffins. Carrots are great. Banana, chocolate chip, they rock, too.

You can’t be a part of the solution, if you refuse to acknowledge you are part of the problem.

I decided to make a choice. And there is beauty in that – decision.

Christians fight best on their knees. Whatever good may be done is done and brought about by prayer.

In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.

Be content with what thou hast received, and smooth thy frowning forehead, for the door of choice is not open either to thee or me.