In whatever arena of life one may meet the challenge of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience-the loss of his friends, his fortune, his contentment, even the esteem of his fellow men-each man must decide for himself the course he will follow.

Diplomacy and defense are not substitutes for one another. Either alone would fail.

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

Democracy is the superior form of government, because it is based on a respect for man as a reasonable being.

Self-government requires qualities of self-denial and restraint.

If at times our actions seem to make life difficult for others, it is only because history has made life difficult for us all.

The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.

I do not believe that Washington should do for the people what they can do for themselves through local and private effort.

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

Any system of government will work when everything is going well. It's the system that functions in the pinches that survives.