"I've no patience with people who are always whining about the Negro problem. We've got a Negro problem because the Negroes are not yet equal to white people in intelligence and civilization. But they …"

"The world is in a hell of a mess, and it's up to us to clean it up."

"It's a great life if you don't weaken."

"The best way to get a man to do something is to tell him he can't do it."

"I never had any trouble with a candidate who was really worth electing."