A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.

Though the people support the government; the government should not support the people.

The ship of Democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those aboard.

In calm water every ship has a good captain.

Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters.

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.

What is the use of being elected or re-elected unless you stand for something?

Unswerving loyalty to duty, constant devotion to truth, and a clear conscience will overcome every discouragement and surely lead the way to usefulness and high achievement.

Above all, tell the truth.

Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote.

A cause worth fighting for is worth fighting for to the end.

Wonderment shared is doubled.Love shared is infinite.

Positive and negative attitudes are both contagious but only one is helpful.

It's not a luxury if you can't do without it!

Bad humor is an evasion of reality good humor is an acceptance of it.

The moot question is not that how many persons are of good or not so good character, but who applauds the character truly as the real beauty factor in own and others' lives.

Idealism loses to pragmatism when it comes to winning elections.

Grammatici certant et adhuc sub iudice lis est. - Grammarians dispute, and the case it still before the courts.

The best way to make a small fortune in racing is to start with a big one.

A surgeon will cut off a limb in order to protect the body from disease. And a commander-in-chief should pull out of a war that cannot be won in order to protect a nation.

O Luther, you had 95 theses . . . The matter is far more terrible-there is only one thesis. The Christianity of the New Testament does not exist at all. Here there is nothing to reform.