"I have an unshaken conviction that democracy can never be undermined if we maintain our library resources and a national intelligence capable of utilizing them."[Letter to Herbert Putnam; in: Waters, Edward N.: Herbert Putnam: the tallest little man in the world; Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress 33:2 (April 1976), p. 171]"
"We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon."
"Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort."
"We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon."
"The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion."
"Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education."