The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.

Quote by Woodrow Wilson

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Sometimes people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am...

Sometimes people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am...

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...

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...

If you think too much about being re-elected, it is very difficult to be worth...

If you think too much about being re-elected, it is very difficult to be worth...

It is like writing history with lightning and my only regret is that it is...

It is like writing history with lightning and my only regret is that it is...

The world is not looking for servants, there are plenty of these, but for masters,...

The world is not looking for servants, there are plenty of these, but for masters,...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

I am not sure that it is of the first importance that you should be...

I am not sure that it is of the first importance that you should be...

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.

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...

My own ideals for the university are those of a genuine democracy and serious scholarship....

My own ideals for the university are those of a genuine democracy and serious scholarship....

The seed of revolution is repression.

The seed of revolution is repression.

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...

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,...

Interest does not tie nations together; it sometimes separates them. But sympathy and understanding does...

Interest does not tie nations together; it sometimes separates them. But sympathy and understanding does...

America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an...

America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an...