"We need to get rid of the idea that we can be a great nation without being a strong nation."

"I am not in the least concerned with the abstract rights of the matter, but with the concrete facts."

"No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the virile qualities without which no nation can speak with power, or can command respect in the councils of the world."

"I believe in the joy of living; and I believe that the greatest joy of living is to be found in striving to do something for others."

"I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind."