"If we stand idly by, if we seek merely swollen, slothful ease and ignoble peace, if we shrink from the hard contests …"

"When a partizan political organization becomes merely an association for purposes of plunder and patronage, it may be…"

"We must see that there is civic honesty, civic cleanliness, civic good sense in our home administration of city, Stat…"

"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with…"

"We cannot, if we would, play the part of China, and be content to rot by inches in ignoble ease within our borders, t…"

"We cannot avoid meeting great issues. All that we can determine for ourselves is whether we shall meet them well or ill."

"We have a given problem to solve. If we undertake the solution, there is, of course, always danger that we may not so…"

"No country can long endure if its foundations are not laid deep in the material prosperity which comes from thrift, f…"

"Let us, as we value our own self-respect, face the responsibilities with proper seriousness, courage, and high resolv…"

"Cowardice does not promote peace."