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"Admittedly, there is a risk in any course we follow other than this, but every lesson in history tells us that the greater risk lies in appeasement, and this is the specter our well-meaning liberal friends refuse to face."
"The disfranchisement of a single legal elector by fraud or intimidation is a crime too grave to be regarded lightly."
"Lincoln had faith in time, and time has justified his faith."
"The ballot is stronger than the bullet."
"The world must be made safe for democracy."
"Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them."
"Our labor unions are not narrow, self-seeking groups. They have raised wages, shortened hours, and provided supplemental benefits. Through collective bargaining and grievance procedures, they have brought justice and democracy to the shop floor."
"Christianity neither is, nor ever was a part of the common law."
"America is best described by one word, freedom."
"When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were - to the very last minute - a chance to lose it. This is battle, this is politics, this is anything."
"Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, but only those specifically enumerated."
"It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God."
"For one true measure of a nation is its success in fulfilling the promise of a better life for each of its members. Let this be the measure of our nation."
"[American Communist Party] legally exists in the U.S.A., it nominates its candidates in the elections, including Presidential elections."
"He tells so many lies that he convinces himself after a while that he's telling the truth. He just doesn't recognize truth or falsehood."
"What Washington needs is adult supervision."
"If American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible"
"One of our defects as a nation is a tendency to use what have been called "weasel words.""
"There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm."
"We establish no religion in this country. We command no worship. We mandate no belief, nor will we ever. Church and state are and must remain separate."
