If a man cannot make his point to keen boys in ten minutes, he ought to be shot!

One man with a gun can control 100 without one.

Truth is the most precious thing. That's why we should ration it.

Give me just one generation of youth, and I'll transform the whole world.

The goal of socialism is communism.

Give me your four year olds, and in a generation I will build a socialist state.

The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.

We can and must write in a language which sows among the masses hate, revulsion, and scorn toward those who disagree with us.

The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself.

It is the Patrol System that makes the Troop, and all Scouting for that matter, a real co-operative matter.

Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader.

It is risky to order a boy not to do something; it immediately opens to him the adventure of doing it.

Loyalty is a feature in a boy's character that inspires boundless hope.

Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.

When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters.

Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster's own personal example.

O God, help me to win, but in thy wisdom if thou willest me not to win, then O God, make me a good loser.

See things from the boy's point of view.

Sunday is a day of rest. Loafing is not rest.