"The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life."

"The Jews are a race with many excellent qualities, but they are also a race that produces an exceedingly undesirable citizen."

"I have always been fond of the West African proverb: 'Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.'"

"I have always acted on the theory that if you want to get a thing done, you must do it yourself."

"I am a man of the West, and I have lived among the cowboys and the hunters and the miners and the ranchmen, and I know them, and I know their ways."