We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out. society
I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues. intelligence
A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. being good & politics
The truth is found when men are free to pursue it. men & truth
In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way. politics
It takes a long time to bring the past up to the present. time
War is a contagion. war
Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion. religion
We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon. hope
Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating peoples. art
There is nothing I love as much as a good fight. being good & love
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds. men
We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature. They are made by human beings. nature
Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force. faith & strength
If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join a union. work
I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm. being good
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. happiness & success
If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time. time
No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal. government
Selfishness is the only real atheism aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion. religion
The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion. greatness & humor
Prosperous farmers mean more employment, more prosperity for the workers and the business men of every industrial area in the whole country. business & men
The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written. government
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. fear