I want to say how deeply I appreciate the honor you conferred upon me in permitting me to become a member of this great Academy.

We need the guidance of the people; we need the constant expression of the purposes and ideals of the people.

If we do not rise to the expectation of the world and satisfy the souls of great peoples like the people of Italy, we shall have the most unenviable distinction in history.

It is America's pleasure and America's pride that she has been able to show that it was a service to mankind.

I would be ashamed if I did not feel the pulse of this great people beating in these affairs.

In standing in front of this monument, sir, I fully recognize the significance of what you have said.

I am not foolish enough to suppose that our decisions will be easy to arrive at, but the principles upon which they are to be arrived at ought to be indisputable.

Every just mind must condemn those who so debased the studies of men of science as to use them against humanity.

Justice and right and big things, and in these circumstances they are big with difficulty.

Columbus did do a service to mankind in discovering America.

I have listened, sir, with the profoundest appreciation to the beautiful address which you have been kind enough to deliver.

It is very delightful to draw apart for a little while into this quiet place and feel again that familiar touch of thought and of knowledge.