The Japanese had, in fact, already sued for peace. The atomic bomb played no decisive part, from a purely military point of view, in the defeat of Japan.

Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.

The U.S.'s major strength factor and weapon is its economy. If you cripple it, you cripple the military.

If you're not making waves, you're not under weigh.

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.

The best that science can devise and that naval organization can provide must be regarded only as an aid, and never as a substitute for good seamanship.

No other island received as much preliminary pounding as did Iwo Jima.