Goodness

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it's a little thing, do something for others - something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

America has never been an empire. We may be the only great power in history that had the chance, and refused – preferring greatness to power and justice to glory.