It is what evil men count upon the good men's doing. The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight. In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. In this country we have no place for hyphenated Americans. If I must choose between righteousness and peace, I choose righteousness.
Life brings sorrows and joys alike.
Progress has brought us both unbounded opportunities and unbridled difficulties. Thus the measure of our civilization will not be that we have done much, but what we have done with that much. The hardest lessons to learn are those that are the most obvious.