“I don't believe in anti-anything. A man has to have a program; you have to be for something, otherwise you will never get anywhere.”

“How many times do you have to get hit over the head until you figure out who’s hitting you.”

“Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive. And don't ever apologize for anything.”

“There is a lure in power. It can get into a man's blood just as gambling and lust for money have been known to do.”

“Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship. ”

“Republicans don't like people to talk about depressions. You can hardly blame them for that. You remember the old saying: Don't talk about rope in the house where somebody has been hanged.”

“Millions of our citizens do not now have a full measure of opportunity to achieve and to enjoy good health. Millions do not now have protection or security against the economic effects of sickness. And the time has now arrived for action to help them attain that opportunity and to help them get that protection.”