Eat It Up, Make It Do, Wear

While I Do Not Think It Was So Intended I Have Always Been Of The Opinion That This Turned Out To Be Much The Best For Me. I Had No National Experience. What I Have Ever Been Able To Do Has Been The Result Of First Learning How To Do It. I Am Not Gifted With Intuition. I Need Not Only Hard Work But Experience To Be Ready To Solve Problems. The Presidents Who Have Gone To Washington Without First Having Held Some National Office Have Been At Great Disadvantage.

If You Can Get Enough Votes So That Mine Will Make A Majority, You Can Have It.

If There Is To Be Responsible Party Government, The Party Label Must Be Something More Than A Mere Device For Securing Office. Unless Those Who Are Elected Under The Same Party Designation Are Willing To Assume Sufficient Responsibility And Exhibit Sufficient Loyalty And Coherence, So That They Can Cooperate With Each Other In The Support Of The Broad General Principles, Of The Party Platform, The Election Is Merely A Mockery, No Decision Is Made At The Polls, And There Is No Representation Of The Popular Will.

Civilisation And Profits Go Hand In Hand.

There Are Always Those Who Are Willing To Surrender Local Self-government And Turn Over Their Affairs To Some National Authority In Exchange For A Payment Of Money Out Of The Federal Treasury. Whenever They Find Some Abuse Needs Correction In Their Neighborhood, Instead Of Applying The Remedy Themselves They Seek To Have A Tribunal Sent On From Washington To Discharge Their Duties For Them, Regardless Of The Fact That In Accepting Such Supervision They Are Bartering Away Their Freedom.