There exists in the world today a gigantic reservoir of good will toward us, the American people. Wendell Willkie More Quotes by Wendell Willkie More Quotes From Wendell Willkie Education is the mother of leadership. Wendell Willkie leadershipeducationinspirational I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true. Wendell Willkie 4th-of-julydreambelieve Our way of living together in America is a strong but delicate fabric. It is made up of many threads. It has been woven over many centuries by the patience and sacrifice of countless liberty-loving men and women. It serves as a cloak for the protection of poor and rich, of black and white, of Jew and Gentile, of foreign and native born. Let us not tear it asunder. For no man knows, once it is destroyed, where or when man will find its protective warmth again. Wendell Willkie black-and-whitestronglife Whenever we take away the liberties of those whom we hate we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love. Wendell Willkie freedomhatelove No man has a right in America to treat any other man "tolerantly" for tolerance is the assumption of superiority. Our liberties are equal rights of every citizen. Wendell Willkie rightsmenamerica To suppress minority thinking and minority expression would tend to freeze society and prevent progress. Now more than ever we must keep in the forefront of our minds the fact that whenever we take away the liberties of those we hate, we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love. Wendell Willkie hatelosslove I am not interested in the support of anybody who stands for any form of prejudice as to anybody's race or religion. . . . I have no place in my philosophy for such beliefs. Wendell Willkie supportracephilosophy It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong. Wendell Willkie being-strongstrengthpeace The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones. Wendell Willkie testsablemanners It is, therefore, essential that we guard our own thinking and not be among those who cry out against prejudices applicable to themselves, while busy spawning intolerances for others. Wendell Willkie prejudiceessentialsthinking When we talk of freedom and opportunity for all nations, the mocking paradoxes in our own society become so clear they can no longer be ignored. Wendell Willkie freedomsocietyopportunity The modern airplane creates a new geographical dimension. A navigable ocean of air blankets the whole surface of the globe. There are no distant places any longer: the world is small and the world is one. Wendell Willkie oceannaturetravel Freedom is an indivisible word. If we want to enjoy it, and fight for it, we must be prepared to extend it to everyone, whether they are rich or poor, whether they agree with us or not, no matter what their race or the color of their skin. Wendell Willkie equalityfreedomfighting And political parties, overanxious for vote catching, become tolerant to intolerant groups. Wendell Willkie groupspoliticalparty History shows that our way of life is the stronger way. From it has come more wealth, more industry, more happiness, more human enlightenment than from any other way. Wendell Willkie enlightenmentstrongerhappiness A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years. Wendell Willkie analysisscienceyears There are no distant places any longer: the world is small and the world is one. Wendell Willkie airplaneflyingworld Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people. Wendell Willkie honorwishpeople Freedom of the press is the staff of life, for any vital democracy. Wendell Willkie freedom-of-the-pressstaffdemocracy We must honestly face our relationship with Great Britain. Wendell Willkie honestfacesrelationship
