"The Negro is a perfectly stupid race."

"The welfare of each of us is dependent fundamentally upon the welfare of all of us."

"I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the Canal does also."

"I am not in the least afraid of the word 'radical.' When a man is afraid of the word 'radical,' it proves that he is not a radical."

"I am a firm believer in the doctrine that a man should do his best, and let the rest take care of itself."