A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to be a great democracy |
A just war is in the long run far better for a man's soul than the most prosperous peace |
A little emasculated mass of inanity |
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad. |
A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards. More than that no man is entitled to, and less than that no man shall have. |
A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education |
A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. |
A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. |
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user. |
Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering. |
Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering. |
After the war, and until the day of his death, his position on almost every public question was either mischievous or ridiculous, and usually both |
Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords |
All the resources we need are in the mind. |
Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood—the virtues that made America. The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life. |