Prosperity, with peace and contentment, is an enviable situation.

The prosperity, peace, and contentment of the people demand it.

If it is not worth working for, then I do not know anything that is worth working for.

Nearly everyone connects them with economy in Government expenditures. But that is not the real answer.

Economic means the discouragement of unnecessary expenditures.

Federal obligations would simply be a mathematical addition.

Despite the heroic efforts of both the executive branch and the legislative branch of the Government, it has required eight and one-third years to reduce the debt by $8,500,000,000.

The wisdom of that policy has been definitely shown.

We should not depart from the wise policy established, and thus far rigidly followed, of keeping our expenditures within our receipts.

The real purpose is nothing less than the true and scientific progress of humanity.

It is essential that you know the effect of your task upon the Federal finances as a whole.

This is an expensive, but amply justified, program.

They have a right to have it run for their benefit.

One of the very important elements of the Budget Bureau is coordination.

I don't know of anything I can add to what I said there.

I know very well that we do not harbor any intention of attacking anyone else.

But I do not agree with the methods that they sometimes employ.

I don't think there is any reason for taking seriously any suggestion that the country at the present time is in danger of being attacked.