“To give aid to every poor man is far beyond the reach and power of every man. Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole.
“Do not waste your time on social questions. What is the matter with the poor is poverty; what is the matter with the rich is uselessness.
“No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable
“Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members
“No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent.
“The automobile changed our dress, manners, social customs, vacation habits, the shape of our cities, consumer purchasing patterns, common tastes and positions in intercourse
“To love our neighbor as ourselves is such a truth for regulating human society, that by that alone one might determine all the cases in social morality.
“Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man