However great his outward conformity, the immigrant is not Americanized unless his interests and affections have become deeply rooted here. And we properly demand of the immigrant even more than this. He must be brought into complete harmony with our ideals and aspirations and cooperate with us for their attainment.

The goose that lays golden eggs has been considered a most valuable possession. But even more profitable is the privilege of taking the golden eggs laid by somebody else's goose. The investment bankers and their associates now enjoy that privilege.

There are better mothers than disaster. A native land is the best of all mothers. We American Jews have a native land we love. But it is even better to have a native land who loves us.

The difference between a nation and a nationality is clear, but it is not always observed. Likeness between members is the essence of nationality, but the members of a nation may be very different. A nation may be composed of many nationalities, as some of the most successful nations are.

If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you.

Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.

Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.

I think all of our human Experience shows that no one with absolute power can be trusted to give it up even in part.

Those who won our independence by revolution were not cowards. They did not fear political change. They did not exalt order at the cost of liberty.

America has believed that in differentiation, not in uniformity, lies the path of progress. It acted on this belief; it has advanced human happiness, and it has prospered.

There is no such thing as an innocent purchaser of stocks.

In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action.

Fear breeds repression; that repression breeds hate; that hate menaces stable government; that the path of safety lies in the opportunity to discuss freely supposed grievances and proposed remedies; and that the fitting remedy for evil counsels is good ones.

A man is a better citizen of the United States for being also a loyal citizen of his state and of his city; for being loyal to his family and to his profession or trade; for being loyal to his college or his lodge.

If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence.

The best of wages will not compensate for excessively long working hours which undermine heath.

We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both.

The greatest factors making for communism, socialism or anarchy among a free people are the excesses of capital. The talk of the agitator does not advance socialism one step. The great captains of industry and finance... are the chief makers of socialism.

Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free speech and assembly.

There is a spark of idealism within every individual which can be fanned into flame and bring forth extraordinary results.