My dream of politics all my life has been that it is the common business, that it is something we owe to each other to understand and discuss with absolute frankness.

Quote by Woodrow Wilson

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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...

By 'radical,' I understand one who goes too far; by 'conservative,' one who does not...

By 'radical,' I understand one who goes too far; by 'conservative,' one who does not...

That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic.

That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic.

The history of liberty is a history of resistance.

The history of liberty is a history of resistance.

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...

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.

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face,...

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face,...

If there are men in this country big enough to own the government of the...

If there are men in this country big enough to own the government of the...

At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend...

At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend...

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.

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to...

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to...

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...

We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the...

We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the...

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...

You cannot, in human experience, rush into the light. You have to go through the...

You cannot, in human experience, rush into the light. You have to go through the...

Princeton is no longer a thing for Princeton men to please themselves with. Princeton is...

Princeton is no longer a thing for Princeton men to please themselves with. Princeton is...

Tell me what is right and I will fight for it.

Tell me what is right and I will fight for it.

What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed...

What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed...

In the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship...

In the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship...