We Do Not Need To Burn Down

We Must Not Be Misled By The Claim That The Source Of All Wisdom Is In The Government.

Menaced By Collectivist Trends, We Must Seek Revival Of Our Strength In The Spiritual Foundations Which Are The Bedrock Of Our Republic. Democracy Is The Outgrowth Of The Religious Conviction Of The Sacredness Of Every Human Life. On The Religious Side, Its Highest Embodiment Is The Bible; On The Political Side, The Constitution.

Lewis Strauss Is One Of My Best Friends.

Liberalism Should Be Found Not Striving To Spread Bureaucracy But Striving To Set Bounds To It. True Liberalism Seeks All Legitimate Freedom First In The Confident Belief That Without Such Freedom The Pursuit Of All Other Blessings And Benefits Is Vain. That Belief Is The Foundation Of All American Progress, Political As Well As Economic.

I Have On Numerous Occasions, As You Know, Expressed My Sympathy In The Establishment Of A National Home For The Jews In Palestine And, Despite The Set-backs Caused By The Disorders There During The Last Few Years, I Have Been Heartened By The Progress Which Has Been Made And By The Remarkable Accomplishments Of The Jewish Settlers In That Country.