1. “Little progress can be made by merely attempting for repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.”
2. “No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace, or ensure it of victory in time of war.”
3. “You can’t know too much, but you can say too much.”
4. “All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort and effort means work.”
5. “It takes a great man to be a good listener.”
6. “Civilization and Profit go hand in hand.”
7. “If we judge ourselves only by our aspirations and everyone else only their conduct we shall soon reach a very false conclusion.”
8. “No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.”
9. “A nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.”
10. “Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.”
11. “Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.”
12. “If you don’t say anything, you won’t be called on to repeat it.”
13. “You don’t have to explain something you haven’t said.”
14. “We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.”
15. “Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.”
