Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is growing or swelling.

Just what is it that America stands for? If she stands for one thing more than another it is for the sovereignty of self-governing people

You cannot become thorough Americans if you think of yourselves in groups. America does not consist of groups. A man who thinks of himself as belonging to a particular national group in America has not yet become an American.

America lives in the heart of every man everywhere who wishes to find a region where he will be free to work out his destiny as he chooses

Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is growing or swelling.

There's one good kind of writer - a dead one.