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" The glory of the nation rests in the character of her men. And character comes from boyhood. Thus, every boy is a challenge to his elders. "

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" The worst evil of disregard for some law is that it destroys respect for all law. "

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

" Freedom conceives that the mind and spirit of man can be free only if he be free to pattern his own life, to develop his own talents, free to earn, to spend, to save, to acquire property as the security of his old age and his family. "

" Democracy is not static. It is a living force. Every new idea, every new invention offers opportunity for both good and evil. "

" Children are our most valuable natural resource. "

" 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. "

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

" No public man can be just a little crooked. "

" The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul. "

" True liberal government is founded on the emancipation of men. "

" Words without actions are the assassins of idealism. "

" It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath of war. "

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

" About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends. "

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

Self-Government

" 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 there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned. "

" We have not yet reached the goal but... we shall soon, with the help of God, be in sight of the day when poverty shall be banished from this nation. "

" Economic freedom cannot be sacrificed if political freedom is to be preserved. "

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

" Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body - the producers and consumers themselves. "

" At 17, I went to Stanford University to study engineering. My time was occupied with the required reading and the extracurricular duties of managing the baseball and football teams and earning my way. "

" A good many things go around in the dark besides Santa Claus. "

" 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. "

" New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who still would adventure. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have now passed the worst, and with continued unity of effort, we shall rapidly recover. There is one certainty of the future of a people of the resources, intelligence and character of the people of the United States - that is, prosperity. "

" The Ritz Hotel has never yet provided game of such wondrous flavor as the bird plucked and half-cooked over the small boys' camp fire. "