"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]"
"A war of ideas can no more be won without books than a naval war can be won without ships. Books, like ships, have the toughest armor, the longest cruising range, and mount the most powerful guns."
"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort."
"I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues."
"We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon."
"We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon."