“The all but unanimous judgment seems to be that we, the democracies, are just as responsible for the rise of the dictators as the dictatorships themselves, and perhaps more so.”

“Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.”

“Men will work hard for money. They will work harder for other men. But men will work hardest of all when they are dedicated to a cause. Until willingness overflows obligation, men fight as conscripts rather than following the flag as patriots. Duty is never worthily performed until it is performed by one who would gladly do more if only he could.”

“The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.”

“I'd rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.”

“No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined. One of the widest gaps in human experience is the gap between what we say we want to be and our willingness to discipline ourselves to get there.”

“I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.”