"It is very desirable to enact a law declaring the true construction of the existing legislation so far as it affects immunity."
"It clearly appears from the letter of the Attorney-General that no criticism whatever attaches to Commissioner Garfield."
"Unfortunately there is grave doubt whether the Government has the right of appeal from this decision of the District Judge."
"I very earnestly hope that the Congress at the earliest opportunity will enact this bill into law, with such changes as its wisdom may dictate."
"We are not to be pardoned if we fail to take every step in our power to prevent the possibility of the repetition of such scandals as those that have occurred in connection with the insurance business..."
"The forces that tend for evil are great and terrible, but the forces of truth and love and courage and honesty and generosity and sympathy are also stronger than ever before."
"The liar is no whit better than the thief."
"Under altered external form we war with the same tendencies toward evil that were evident in Washington's time, and are helped by the same tendencies for good."
"There is filth on the floor, and it must be scraped up with the muck-rake."
"We now administer the affairs of a Nation in which the extraordinary growth of population has been outstripped by the growth of wealth and the growth in complex interests."
"Hysterical sensationalism is the very poorest weapon wherewith to fight for lasting righteousness."
"But in any event I hope that this Nation will make it evident that it is doing all in its power to preserve the great scenic wonder, the existence of which, unharmed, should be a matter of pride to ev..."