"The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy."

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

"In the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach."

"The method of political science is the interpretation of life its instrument is insight, a nice understanding of subtle, unformulated conditions."

"To think is to differ."

"I know that my race must change."

"It is a unyielding truth that the roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that every challenge is an invitation to grow stronger."