It is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you have wanted to do so badly. You almost feel like you could fly without the plane.

It is not the willingness to kill on the part of our soldiers which most concerns me. That is an inherent part of war. It is our lack of respect for even the admirable characteristics of our enemy; for courage, for suffering, for death, for his willingness to die for his beliefs, for his companies and squadrons which go forth, one after another, to annihilation against our superior training and equipment.

I have seen the science I worshiped, and the aircraft I loved, destroying the civilization I expected them to serve.

Our survival, the future of our civilization, possibly the existence of mankind, depends on American leadership

If one took no chances, one would not fly at all. Safety lies in the judgment of the chances one takes.

Science intensifies religious truth by cleansing it of ignorance and superstition.

To be a true Progressive it is not sufficient to stand up and say that one belives in what has been promulgated as progressive principles. One must be progressive in heart and active in promoting the progressive principles of today, tomorrow and always. There is no resting point, for humanity is ever ascending to a higher and better goal.