This does not mean that you are warmongers. On the contrary, the soldier above all other people prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. But always in our ears ring the ominous words of Plato, that wisest of all philosophers: "Only the dead have seen the end of war.

I realize that advice is worth what it costs--that is, nothing.

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

We must offer the world leadership designed to advance the goal of universal progress and enduring peace.

It was close; but that's the way it is in war. You win or lose, live or die - and the difference is just an eyelash.

Preparedness is the key to success and victory.

I see that the flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down.