Envy, malice, and hatred are such passions, and they are just as bad if directed against a class or group of men as if directed against an individual.

To whom much has been given, from him much is rightfully expected, and a heavy burden of responsibility rests upon the man of means to justify by his actions the social conditions which have rendered it possible for him or his forefathers…

When we undertake the impossible, we too often fail to do anything at all.

From the days when the chosen people received the Decalogue to our own, envy and malice have been recognized as evils, and woe to those who appeal to them.

The American people have cause for profound gratification, both in view of the excellent condition of the fleet as shown by this cruise, and in view of the improvement the cruise has worked in this already high condition.

The improvement of the ships in every way has been extraordinary, and they have gained far more experience in battle tactics than they would have gained if they had stayed in the Atlantic waters.

Nothing better for the Navy from every standpoint has ever occurred than the cruise of the battle fleet around the world.

The time for playing with our waterways is past.

We who make up the mass of the people can not shift the responsibility from our own shoulders.

But it is also true that judges, like executives and legislators, should hold sound views on the questions of public policy which are of vital interest to the people.

Of course a judge's views on progressive social philosophy are entirely second in importance to his possession of a high and fine character; which means the possession of such elementary virtues as honesty, courage, and fair-mindedness.

The power of injunction is a great equitable remedy, which should on no account be destroyed.

Outside of organized labor there is a widespread feeling that this system often works great injustice to wageworkers when their efforts to better their working condition result in industrial disputes.

What would have been an infringement upon liberty half a century ago may be the necessary safeguard of liberty to-day.

If a man is injured or killed in any line of work, it was hazardous in his case.

They rarely do good and they often do harm to those who inherit them in their entirety.

It is eminently right that the Nation should fix the terms upon which the great fortunes are inherited.

We should put a premium upon thrift, hard work, and business energy; but these qualities cease to be the main factors in accumulating a fortune long before that fortune reaches a point where it would be seriously affected by any…

As far as possible we should lighten the burden of taxation on the small man.

There should be a progressive inheritance tax on large fortunes.

Postal savings banks will make it easy for the poorest to keep their savings in absolute safety.

Such an attitude can not be condemned too severely, for men of property should recognize that they jeopardize the rights of property when they fail heartily to join in the effort to do away with the abuses of wealth.

There should be a relatively even greater increase in the pay for the enlisted men.

It is declamation against a non-existent evil, one which never has existed in this country, and which has not the slightest chance of appearing here.

The two citizens whose welfare is in the aggregate most vital to the welfare of the Nation, and therefore to the welfare of all other citizens, are the wage-worker who does manual labor and the tiller of the soil, the farmer.