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" Freedom does not die from frontal attack. It dies because men in power no longer believe in a system based upon liberty. "

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" Self-government can succeed only through an instructed electorate. "

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" Peace can be contributed to by respect for our ability in defense. "

" Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers. "

" Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by myself. "

" America means far more than a continent bounded by two oceans. It is more than pride of military power, glory in war, or in victory. It means more than vast expanse of farms, of great factories or mines, magnificent cities, or millions of automobiles and radios. "

" The United States fully accepts the profound truth that our own progress, prosperity, and peace are interlocked with the progress, prosperity, and peace of all humanity. "

" It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business. "

" With impressive proof on all sides of magnificent progress, no one can rightly deny the fundamental correctness of our economic system. "

" Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity. "

" Those who have a true understanding of America know that we have no desire for territorial expansion, for economic or other domination of other peoples. Such purposes are repugnant to our ideals of human freedom. "

" Engineering training deals with the exact sciences. That sort of exactness makes for truth and conscience. It might be good for the world if more men had that sort of mental start in life even if they did not pursue the profession. "

" America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose. "

" A whole people with the ballot in their hands possess the most conclusive and unlimited power ever entrusted to humanity. "

" The human animal originally came from out-of-doors. When spring begins to move in his bones, he just must get out again. Moreover, as civilization, cement pavements, office buildings, radios have overwhelmed us, the need for regeneration has increased, and the impulses are even stronger. "

" This is not a showman's job. I will not step out of character. "

" Next to religion, baseball has had a greater impact on our American way of life than any other American institution. "

" When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor; when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when we are at war, we want an uncommon general. It is only when we get into politics that we are satisfied with the common man. "

" The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office. "

" There are only three ways to meet the unpaid bills of a nation. The first is taxation. The second is repudiation. The third is inflation. "

" We must have government that builds stamina into communities and men. That makes men instead of mendicants. "

" Many years ago, I concluded that a few hair shirts were part of the mental wardrobe of every man. The president differs from other men in that he has a more extensive wardrobe. "

" Self-government does not and should not imply the use of political agencies alone. Progress is born of cooperation in the community - not from governmental restraints. "

" The engineer performs many public functions from which he gets only philosophical satisfactions. Most people do not know it, but he is an economic and social force. "

" Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next. "

" Upon the farm of the uncle with whom I lived, we did know of the mortgage as some dreadful damper on youthful hopes of things that could not be bought. I do have a vivid recollection that the major purpose of a farm was to produce a living right on the spot for the family. "

" When all the routines and details and the human bores get on our nerves, we just yearn to go away from here to somewhere else. To go fishing is a sound, a valid, and an accepted reason for an escape. It requires no explanation. "

" The pause between the errors and trials of the day and the hopes of the night. "