I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined than their governments.
We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.
In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.
Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another. But by all means, try something.
The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.
I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.
