"The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open heart."

The strength of a political system lies in its ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

The world is a place of the living, and the dead have no place in it. The dead are nothing. They are not even a memory.

Music is a moral law. It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the minds, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order, and leads to all that is good, just, and beautiful.

If a Nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization,it expects what never was and never will be....If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free,it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."