The lessons of history, confirmed by the evidence immediately before me, show conclusively that continued dependence upon relief induces a spiritual and moral disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber.

If our history teaches us anything, it is this lesson: so far as the economic potential of our nation is concerned, the believers in the future of America have always been the realists. I count myself as one of this company.

This is one of the most important days, in my opinion, in American history. It's our declaration of economic independence.

The 19th century belonged to England, the 20th century belonged to the U.S., and the 21st century belongs to China. Invest accordingly.

History supplied numerous instances to prove that brute force is as nothing before soul-force.

The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.