Excesses accomplish nothing. Disorder immediately defeats itself.
WOODROW WILSONLife does not consist in thinking, it consists in acting.
More Woodrow Wilson Quotes
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The masters of the government of the United States are the combined capitalists and manufacturers of the United States.
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The man who reads everything is like the man who eats everything: he can digest nothing, and the penalty of crowding one’s mind with other men’s thoughts is to have no thoughts of one’s own.
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High society is for those who have stopped working and no longer have anything important to do.
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Only peace between equals can last.
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Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence is a practical document for the use of practical men. It is not a thesis for philosophers, but a whip for tyrants; it is not a theory of government but a program of action.
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There must be, not a balance of power, but a community of power; not organized rivalries, but an organized peace.
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We must believe the things We teach our children
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Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice.
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“Genius is divine perseverance.” Divine patience I believe he originally used, perseverance is better in my opinion. Genius I cannot claim nor even extra brightness but perseverance all can have.
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Work is the keystone of a perfect life. Work and trust in God.
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If you want to make enemies, try to change something.
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I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking.
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I am not one of those who believe that a great standing army is the means of maintaining peace, because if you build up a great profession those who form parts of it want to exercise their profession.
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It is the object of learning, not only to satisfy the curiosity and perfect the spirits of ordinary men, but also to advance civilization.
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The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.
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