I have never met a man [in the military], in or out of uniform, who ever said, "Let's use the missiles." They are even more terrified that the Bishops, because a great many of them don't expect to go to Heaven, which at least the Bishops do.

Since the birth of our nation, the steady performance of the Marine Corps in fighting America's battles has made it the very symbol of military excellence. The Corps has come to be recognized worldwide as an elite force of fighting men, renowned for their physical endurance, for their high level of obedience, and for the fierce pride they take, as individuals, in the capacity for self discipline.

Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, and lessens the frictions of social contacts.

all history shows that the hand that cradles the rock has ruled the world, not the hand that rocks the cradle!

A man's home may seem to be his castle on the outside; inside is more often his nursery.

Watergate is the great liberal illusion that you can have public virtue without private morality.

Young men still desire women as much as ever, even though they don't want to marry them as much.