Neither a wise nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him. People in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than governments. Pessimism never won any battle. Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all. The older I get the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first, a process which often reduces the most complex human problem to a manageable proportion. The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation, and profundity of character. The world moves, and ideas that were once good are not always good. There is nothing wrong with America that the faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of her citizens can not cure. Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace. How has retirement affected my golf game? A lot more people beat me now. | 
