It is not what we have that will make us a great nation; it is the way in which we use it. - Theodore Roosevelt

The men of Yale, the men of the universities, all, who, when the country called, went to give their lives, did more than reflect honor upon the universities from which they came. They did that which they could not have done so well in any other way. They showed that when the time of danger comes, all Americans, whatever their social standing, whatever their creed, whatever the training they have received, no matter from what section of the country they have come, stand together as men, as Americans, and are content to face the same fate and do the same duties because fundamentally they all alike have the common purpose to serve the glorious flag of their common country.

I can be President of the United States, or I can control Alice. I cannot possibly do both.

Practical efficiency is common, and lofty idealism not uncommon; it is the combination which is necessary, and the combination is rare.