Small men, seeking great wealth or power, have too often and too long turned even the highest levels of public service into mere personal opportunity.

A man from the west will fight over three things: water, women and gold, and usually in that order.

The only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place.

I think a current understanding about urban behavior tells us that it's important that people get out and be able to get away from the concrete jungles and the dense environment where they live for their own mental well-being. If they don't do this, the costs in human loss and human sickness will be far greater than what we would be expending for these kinds of releases and open spaces.

History has to judge every man who served. I don't know how they're going to treat me. I may be the worst S.O.B. that ever came down the pike. But I won't lose any sleep over it. I just like to be remembered as an honest person who tried.

And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents' "interests," I shall reply that I was informed that their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can.

You've got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you're going to hit civilians.