“As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of the whole country.”

Politics make me sick.

When the history of this period is written, [William Jennings] Bryan will stand out as one of the most remarkable men of his generation and one of the biggest political men of our country.

I think his greatest fault is his failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done. This is a great weakness in any man.

Action for which I become responsible, or for which my administration becomes responsible, shall be within the law.

The cheerful loser is a sort of winner.

I don’t know the man I admire more than [Charles Evans] Hughes. If ever I have the chance I shall offer him the Chief Justiceship.

We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government.

There are a great many people who are in favor of conservation no matter what it means.

Substantial progress toward better things can rarely be taken without developing new evils requiring new remedies.

Don’t worry over what the newspapers say. I don’t. Why should anyone else? I told the truth to the newspaper correspondents – but when you tell the truth to them they are at sea.

The intoxication of power rapidly sobers off in the knowledge of its restrictions and under the prompt reminder of an ever-present and not always considerate press, as well as the kindly suggestions that not infrequently come from Congress.

No, the only things which do not bother me are the elements. I can overcome them without a fight. All one has to do to get the best of the elements is to stand pat and one will win.

We are imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government.

A man never knows exactly how the child of his brain will strike other people.

I do not believe in the divinity of Christ, and there are many other of the postulates of the orthodox creed to which I cannot subscribe.

Anti-Semitism is a noxious weed that should be cut out. It has no place in America.

A great man, tender of heart, strong of nerve, boundless patience and broadest sympathy, with no motive apart from his country.

It’s the people who determine who will be the President of the United States.

America is at a crossroads – are we going to continue this period of division and chaos, or are we going to step up to this moment and choose unity and truth.

I think Americans should have a policy of love. That should be the foreign policy, love. Export Love.

The hard-working folks across this country deserve an economy that supports them.

I never thought that I would represent my country one day.

This is not just an election on the issues. This is an election on the future of American democracy.

If you can’t afford to take care of your veterans , then don’t go to war.