I am informed by the Secretary of State that so far as he recalls he has had only one specific complaint—he has knowledge of only one complaint—that has been made in relation to the taking of church property in Mexico.

I find it very helpful to go back and revive my information about those things, lest I should be forgetful about it and get out of sympathy with those who have to carry on the work of the nation.

I find it is helpful to me to go back once in a while to see that I am not forgetting how people earn their living.

I hope you all enjoyed your stay over in Vermont.

There is always a little danger that those who are entrusted with the great responsibilities of business and Government may come to forget about those things and disregard them.

I doubt if we need to pay too much attention to that.

There is no way we could make any private understanding.

Now, it is a poor rule that doesn't work both ways, and when some irresponsible person abroad makes some statement that is likely to irritate us, why I have to apply the rule here that I hope others will apply to us and realize that it is…

This country hasn't any method of making any understandings except through the duly authorized channels of treaties.

The business conditions in the country are more than meeting expectations.

But the main point that I wanted to emphasize is this: That as one holding the office that is responsible for our foreign relations and one who wants to maintain friendly relations with all other nations, I always regret that some of our…

I think that is attributable partly to the reduction of taxation.