"No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the virile qualities without which no nation can speak with power, or can command respect in the councils of the world."

"The most important thing for the white man is to be sure that he does not give way to the black man. We have got to keep our civilization pure."

"I am not in the least afraid of the word 'radical.' When a man is afraid of the word 'radical,' it proves that he is not a radical."

"I have never been able to understand why the man who works with his hands should be regarded as less worthy of respect than the man who works with his head."

"The most important of all qualities in a public man is courage."