America... Cherishes No Purpose Save To Merit

We Demand Entire Freedom Of Action And Then Expect The Government In Some Miraculous Way To Save Us From The Consequences Of Our Own Acts.... Self-government Means Self-reliance.

When A Man Begins To Feel That He Is The Only One Who Can Lead In This Republic, He Is Guilty Of Treason To The Spirit Of Our Institutions.

When A Great Many People Are Unable To Find Work, Unemployment Results.

The People Cannot Look To Legislation Generally For Success. Industry, Thrift, Character, Are Not Conferred By Act Or Resolve. Government Cannot Relieve From Toil. It Can Provide No Substitute For The Rewards Of Service. It Can, Of Course, Care For The Defective And Recognize Distinguished Merit. The Normal Must Care For Themselves. Self-government Means Self-support.

In Other Periods Of Depression, It Has Always Been Possible To See Some Things Which Were Solid And Upon Which You Could Base Hope, But As I Look About, I Now See Nothing To Give Ground To Hope-nothing Of Man.