The dull, purblind folly of the very rich men, their greed and arrogance, and the corruption in business and politics, have tended to produce a very unhealthy condition.
It either is or ought to be evident to everyone that business has to prosper before anyone can get any benefit from it.
The eighth commandment reads, “Thou shalt not steal.” It does not read, “Thou shalt not steal from the rich man.” It does not read, “Thou shalt not steal from the poor man.” It reads simply and plainly, “Thou shalt not steal.”
Laws are essential emanations from the self-poised character of God; they radiate from the sun to the circling edge of creation. Verily, the mighty Lawgiver hath subjected himself unto laws.
Unrestrained greed means the ruin of the great woods and the drying up of the sources of the rivers.
We can no more and no less afford to condone evil in the man of capital than evil in the man of no capital.
The foes from whom we pray to be delivered are our own passions, appetites, and follies; and against these there is always need that we should war.
Malefactors of great wealth have arrogantly ignored the public welfare.
Certain rich men, whose lives are evil and corrupt, are the representatives of predatory wealth accumulated by all forms of inequity, from the oppression of wage workers to unfair methods of crushing out competition.
Americanism is a question of spirit, of conviction and purpose, not creed or birthplaces. The test of our worth is the service we render.
We have duties to others, and duties to ourselves, and we cannot shirk either.
Constructive change offers the best method for avoiding destructive change.
When we undertake the impossible, we often fail to do anything at all.
If we put corrupt men in public office and sneeringly acquiesce in their corruptions, then we are wrong ourselves.
Envy is as evil a thing as arrogance.
I believe that the officers, and, especially, the directors, of corporations should be held personally responsible when any corporation breaks the law.
I keep my good health by having a very bad temper, kept under good control.
In name we had the Declaration of Independence in 1776; but we gave the lie by our acts to the words of the Declaration of Independence until 1865; and words count for nothing except in so far as they represent acts.
Never, never, you must never either of you remind a man at work on a political job that he may be President.
The Armenian massacre was the greatest crime of the war...