Democracy rests upon two pillars: one, the principle that all men are equally entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and the other, the conviction that such equal opportunity will most advance civilization.
If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you.
Let no American imagine that Zionism is inconsistent with patriotism. Multiple loyalties are objectionable only if they are inconsistent.
Organisation can never be a substitute for initiative and for judgement.
The world presents enough problems if you believe it to be a world of law and order; do not add to them by believing it to be a world of miracles.
The difference between a nation and a nationality is clear, but it is not always observed. Likeness between members is the essence of nationality, but the members of a nation may be very different. A nation may be composed of many nationalities, as some of the most successful nations are.
A man is a better citizen of the United States for being also a loyal citizen of his state and of his city; for being loyal to his family and to his profession or trade; for being loyal to his college or his lodge.
Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.
The most important political office is that of the private citizen.
The logic of words should yield to the logic of realities.
There are no shortcuts in evolution.
Those who won our independence... valued liberty as an end and as a means. They believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
