Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.
Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.
Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress.
Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.
All men are equal before fish.
Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body - the producers and consumers themselves.
Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.
When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.
It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.
Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.
About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends.
Children are our most valuable natural resource.
Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.
Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.
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.
The great liability of the engineer compared to men of other professions is that his works are out in the open where all can see them. His acts, step by step, are in hard substance. He cannot bury his mistakes in the grave like the doctors. He cannot argue them into thin air or blame the judge like the lawyers.
While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have now passed the worst, and with continued unity of effort, we shall rapidly recover. There is one certainty of the future of a people of the resources, intelligence and character of the people of the United States - that is, prosperity.
Public health service should be as fully organized and as universally incorporated into our governmental system as is public education. The returns are a thousand fold in economic benefits, and infinitely more in reduction of suffering and promotion of human happiness.
Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.
I am proud to have been born in Iowa. Through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy, it was a place of adventure and daily discoveries - the wonder of the growing crops, the excitements of the harvest, the journeys to the woods for nuts and hunting, the joys of snowy winters, the comfort of the family fireside, of good food and tender care.
