What is the use of being elected or re-elected, unless you stand for something?

Though the people support the government, the government should not support the people.

The trusts and combinations – the communism of pelf – whose machinations have prevented us from reaching the success we deserved, should not be forgotten nor forgiven.

And let us not trust to human effort alone, but humbly acknowledging the power and goodness of Almighty God, who presides over the destiny of nations, and who has at all times been revealed in our country’s history, let us invoke His aid and His blessings upon our labors.

The friendliness and charity of our countrymen can always be relied upon to relieve their fellow citizens in misfortune.

I’m only waiting for my wife to grow up.

In the scheme of our national government, the presidency is preeminently the people’s office.

Being president means leaving one’s name in the history book of which few men are authors. It is my fortune to be blessed with a proud name, one that parents will employ for generations to instill the values of honesty, independence, and above all, courage in their sons.

I know that human prejudice – especially that growing out of race and religion – is cruelly inveterate and lasting.

If you are still in school, do not neglect your grades. Internships and other activities are fine, but when legal employers have to decide who to interview, grades play a big role in determining who makes that cut and who doesn’t.