"I do not believe in government ownership of anything which can with propriety be left in private hands."
"Our main object should be to strive to keep the reign of justice alive in this country."
"Self-government is not an easy thing."
"When I say a square deal I mean a square deal; exactly as much a square deal for the rich man as for the poor man; but no more."
"We respect the son of a worthy father if he feels that the fact that his father did well makes it incumbent upon him to strive to do better."
"The man who would teach either wage worker or capitalist that the other is his foe is a bad citizen and a faithless American."
"We can not afford to wait longer before assuming control, in the interest of the public, of these forests."
"I am glad to say that going through your State the children seem to be all right in quality and quantity, and I congratulate you on them."
"The thing to do is to find out what is worth doing, and do it."
"The preservation of the forests is vital to the welfare of every country."
"I realize to the full, as does every good citizen, that there must be a foundation of material prosperity upon which to build the welfare of State or nation."
"We despise the boy who treats the fact that his father counted for something as being an excuse for his counting for nothing."