"It is regarded by all of the experts as probably the greatest menace that could come into American horticulture, and the proposal of the Government is to spend the money to stamp it out instantly with..."
"That is all that I have--that I am able to give you."
"It is our primary duty to do more than erect offices."
"It is on this national stage that the great drama of our political life has been played."
"Washington is not only the Nation's Capital, it is the symbol of America."
"No one in 150 years has been able to improve upon it."
"It is the wish and the demand of the American people that our new buildings shall comport with the dignity of the Capital of America."
"Our Government in Washington has grown greatly during the past 15 years."
"For our tasks and their tasks there is need of a daily inspiration of surroundings that suggest not only the traditions of the past but the greatness of the future."
"A man never loses his love for the profession of his choice, no matter whither the opportunities for service may divert his steps in later life or how interesting the activities in those other fields ..."
"Of all the honors which have been bestowed, I rate most highly the approval of my professional brethren as expressed in the John Fritz Medal."
"I regret deeply that the condition of your health has been such of late as to give anxiety to your friends, and seems to preclude the strain which would ensue from important negotiations which are lik..."