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"The two great political parties of the nation have existed for the purpose, each in accordance with its own principles, of undertaking to serve the interests of the whole nation. Their members of the Congress are chosen with that great end in view."
"The benefit of one is the benefit of all, and the neglect of one is the neglect of all."
"Nature is inexorable. If men do not follow the truth they cannot live."
"[The reason a man has] so much trouble with the Senate is that there isn't a man in the Senate who doesn't think he is better suited to be President than the President, and thinks he might have been President except for luck."
"One insidious practice which sugar-coats the dose of Federal intrusion is the division of expense . . ."
"Of course, the accumulation of wealth cannot be justified as the chief end of existence."
"The right of the police of Boston to affiliate has always been questioned, never granted, is now prohibited.... There is no rightto strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time."
"The things I never say never get me into trouble."
"Baseball is our national game."
"It would be difficult to conceive a finer example of true sport."
"[Sun Yat-sen is a] combined Benjamin Franklin and George Washington of China."
"America... Cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God."
"[May] this civic and social landmark [the Washington, D.C., Jewish Community Center] ... be a constant reminder of the inspiring service that has been rendered to civilization by men and women of the Jewish faith. May [visitors] recall the long array of those who have been eminent in statecraft, in science, in literature, in art, in the professions, in business, in finance, in philanthropy and in the spiritual life of the world."
"These things do not happen by chance. There is much less luck in public affairs than some suppose."
"There has been abroad many times some criticism of our Government, of our people, and our ways, but that has demonstrated, I think, that when they are in real trouble and real difficulty over there, they turn to us as a nation that will be fair with them--one in whose judgment and in whose character they can rely; and that not withstanding differences that have seemed to exist, they are willing to abide by the faith that they have in us, and I think that is a very substantial accomplishment."
"There is only one form of political strategy in which I have any confidence, and that is to try to do the right thing and sometimes be able to succeed."
"Theodore Roosevelt was always getting himself in hot water by talking before he had to commit himself upon issues not well-defined."
"It seems to me probable that of all our economic life the element on which we are inclined to place too low an estimate is advertising."
"If you can get enough votes so that mine will make a majority, you can have it."
"It is accordance with our determination to refrain from aggression and build up a sentiment and practice among nations more favorable to peace, that we ratified a treaty for the limitation of naval armaments made in 1921, earnestly sought for a further extension of this principle in 1927, and have secured the consent of fourteen important nations to the negotiation of a treaty condemning recourse to war, renouncing it is an instrument of national policy, and pledging each other to seek no solution of their disagreements except by pacific means."