Sometimes people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am an American. America is the only idealistic nation in the world.

Quote by Woodrow Wilson

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A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt.

A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt.

My dream of politics all my life has been that it is the common business,...

My dream of politics all my life has been that it is the common business,...

Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give...

Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give...

Absolute identity with one's cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.

Absolute identity with one's cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.

He is not a true man of the world who knows only the present fashions...

He is not a true man of the world who knows only the present fashions...

When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he...

When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he...

The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the...

The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the...

So far as the colleges go, the sideshows are swallowing up the circus.

So far as the colleges go, the sideshows are swallowing up the circus.

There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is...

There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is...

The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.

The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.

I will not speak with disrespect of the Republican Party. I always speak with respect...

I will not speak with disrespect of the Republican Party. I always speak with respect...

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

Golf is a game in which one endeavors to control a ball with implements ill...

Golf is a game in which one endeavors to control a ball with implements ill...

I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in...

I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in...

The awakening of the people of China to the possibilities under free government is the...

The awakening of the people of China to the possibilities under free government is the...

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can...

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can...

A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the...

A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the...

Generally young men are regarded as radicals. This is a popular misconception. The most conservative...

Generally young men are regarded as radicals. This is a popular misconception. The most conservative...

Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We...

Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We...

Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign.

Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign.