It is a great advantage to a President, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know he is not a great man.
Self-government means self support.
If we expect others to rely on our fairness and justice we must show that we rely on their fairness and justice.
Business will be either better or worse.
The presidency does not yield to definition. Like the glory of a morning sunrise, it can be experienced.
A display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.
I do not choose to run for President in 1928.
Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
War is the rule of force, and peace is the reign of law.
A colored man is precisely as much entitled to submit his candidacy in a party primary, as is any other citizen. The decision must be made by the constituents to whom he offers himself, and by nobody else.
Advertising is the most potent influence in adapting and changing the habits and modes of life affecting what we eat, what we wear, and the work and play of a whole nation.
Can those entrusted with the gravest authority set any example save that of the sternest obedience to the law?
The world is full of educated derelicts.
Nordics deteriorate when mixed with other races.
We do not need more knowledge, we need more character!
We have too much legislating by clamor, by tumult, by pressure. Representative government ceases when outside influence of any kind is substituted for the judgment of the representative.
One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.
One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.
We want wealth, but there are many other things we want very much more. Among them are peace, honor, charity, and idealism.
Works which endure come from the soul of the people. The mighty in their pride walk alone to destruction. The humble walk hand in hand with providence to immortality. Their works survive.