Those of us who were brought up as Christians and have lost our faith have retained the sense of sin without the saving belief in redemption. This poisons our thought and so paralyses us in action.

All the strength and force of man comes from his faith in things unseen. He who believes is strong he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

Action and faith enslave thought both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection criticism and doubt.

I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.

I rise today to offer a formal and heartfelt apology to all the victims of lynching in our history and for the failure of the United States Senate to take action when action was most needed.

Thoughtless risks are destructive of course but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.

When an action is once done it is right or wrong for ever no accidental failure of its good or evil fruits can possibly alter that.

As efforts to fix this failure at the Veterans Administration continue I also intend to persist in demanding answers and action on the establishment of a new clinic to serve the veterans in North Central Washington.

Life is so fresh life is every day so new if we are fighting only for the best. Sometimes I think the only real satisfaction in life is failure failure in your endeavor to do your best.

Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive of course but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.