The course of unbalanced budgets is the road to ruin.
The fundamental business of the country, that is production and distribution of commodities, is on a sound and prosperous basis.
The Constitution is America’s glue, Democracy is the Constitution’s glue.
Lewis Strauss is one of my best friends.
Fishing is more than fish; it is the vitalizing lure to outdoor life.
Above all, we know that although Americans can be led to make great sacrifices, they do not like to be driven.
It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.
The basis of successful relief in national distress is to mobilize and organize the infinite number of agencies of self help in the community. That has been the American way.
The greatness of America has grown out of a political and social system and a method of control of economic forces distinctly its own – our American system.
Bless the children, for the national debt is theirs.
The sixth grade made my life successful by preparing me for the seventh and the seventh by preparing me for the eighth and so on. May it do the same for you.
The President is not only the leader of a party, he is the President of the whole people. He must interpret the conscience of America. He must guide his conduct by the idealism of our people.
We are in danger of developing a cult of the Common Man, which means a cult of mediocrity.
No public man can be just a little crooked.
One who brandishes a pistol must be prepared to shoot.
Self-government can succeed only through an instructed electorate.
The more complex the problems of the Nation become, the greater is the need for more and more advanced instruction.
The worst evil of disregard for some law is that it destroys respect for all laws.
There are only three ways to meet the unpaid bills of a nation. The first is taxation. The second is repudiation. The third is inflation.
When I decided to go into politics I weighed the costs. I would get criticism. But I went ahead. So when virulent criticism came I wasn’t surprised. I was better able to handle it.