Do not let us speak of darker days; let us rather speak of sterner days. These are not dark days; these are great days—the greatest days our country has ever lived; and we must all thank God that we have been allowed, each of us according to our stations, to play a part in making these days memorable in the history of our race.

It is a great mistake to suppose that thrift is caused only by fear; it springs from hope as well as from fear; where there is no hope, be sure there will be no thrift.

You never can tell whether bad luck may not after all turn out to be good luck.

I cannot but think we have much to be thankful for, and more still to hope for in the future.

Danger gathers upon our path. We cannot afford – we have no right – to look back. We must look forward