"Of all forms of tyranny the least attractive and the most vulgar is the tyranny of mere wealth, the tyranny of plutocracy."

"Spend and be spent."

"Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time."

"Practical efficiency is common, and lofty idealism not uncommon; it is the combination which is necessary, and the combination is rare"

"The great virtue of my radicalism lies in the fact that I am perfectly ready, if necessary, to be radical on the conservative side."

"If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name."

"I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican."

"We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident and believe we are going to win out."

"A fair exterior is a silent recommendation."

"War is a matter of vital importance to the State; the province of life or death; the road to survival or ruin. It is mandatory that it be thoroughly studied."

"For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them."

"Whatever you fear most has no power - it is your fear that has the power."