We write our own destiny ...we become what we do.

Don't be disquieted in time of adversity. Be firm with dignity and self-reliant with vigor.

Democracy is liberty - a liberty which does not infringe on the liberty nor encroach on the rights of others; a liberty which maintains strict discipline, and makes law its guarantee and the basis of its exercise. This alone is true liberty; this alone can produce true democracy.

Give me fifty DC-3's and the Japanese can have the Burma Road.

War is not only a matter of equipment, artillery, group troops or air force; it is largely a matter of spirit, or morale.

If imperialism is not banished from the country, China will perish as a nation. If China does not perish, then imperialism cannot remain.

You must all be aware that modern war is not a mere matter of military operations. It involves the whole strength and all the resources of the nation. Not only soldiers, but also all citizens without exception, take part.