If there is no God there is no hereafter. When, therefore, one drives God out of the universe he closes the door of hope upon himself.
When we advocate a thing which we believe will be successful we are not compelled to raise a doubt as to our own sincerity by trying to show what we will do if we are wrong.
A belief in God is fundamental; upon it rest the influences that control life.
An orator is a man who says what he thinks and feels what he says.
If the Bible and the microscope do not agee, the microscope is wrong.
Christ has made of death a narrow starlit strip between the companionships of yesterday and the reunions of tomorrow.
This nation is able to legislate for its own people on every question, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth.
Wars are sometimes waged to extend trade-the blood of many being shed to enrich a few.
We have our thoughts, our hopes, our fears, and yet we know that in a moment a change may come over any one of us that will convert a living, breathing human being into a mass of lifeless clay.
When I find a man who is not willing to pay his share of the burden of the government which protects him, I find a man who is unworthy to enjoy the blessings of a government like ours.
The great political questions are in their final analysis great moral questions.
The essence of patriotism lies in a willingness to sacrifice for one’s country, just as true greatness finds expression, not in blessings enjoyed, but in good bestowed.
Nation after nation, when at the zenith of its power, has proclaimed itself invincible because its army could shake the earth with its tread and its ships could fill the seas, but these nations are dead, and we must build upon a different foundation if we would avoid their fate.
Patriotism is a mystery-intangible, invisible, and yet eternal.
Real estate is the best investment for small savings. More money is made from the rise in real estate values than from all other causes combined.
The first thing to understand is the difference between the natural person and the fictitious person called a corporation. They differ in the purpose for which they are created, in the strength which they possess, and in the restraints under which they act.
No greater victory can be won by citizens or soldiers than to transform temporary foes into permanent friends.
If it weren’t for the lawyers we wouldn’t need them.
Facts mean nothing unless they are rightly understood, rightly related and rightly interpreted.
You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.