"That, I think, sums up in about two sentences the philosophy of the Government you now have in Washington."
"Thus still more Federal intervention becomes necessary."
"My friends, to join you in so important a ceremony--here in the heart of the Pacific Northwest--is indeed a privilege."
"In this effort, we shall avoid extremes."
"It was in this spirit that those who preceded you in the great Northwest, in only a century and a half, turned an unsettled wilderness into an inland empire--an empire vastly enriched by this gigantic..."
"This program, as all other programs in which your Government engages, is designed to benefit the United States of America--160 million people."
"Where local enterprise can shoulder the burden, it will be encouraged and supported in doing so."
"In all that the people can individually do for themselves, government ought not to interfere."
"General, we have got ourselves in a funny fix."
"Abraham Lincoln put it better than anyone else has done."
"My friends, I am on a hurried trip, and I hope you will allow me to thank each of you for coming out for these few minutes, so that I might greet you--to bring you greetings from your Government, to g..."