The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction.

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

Security lies in our ability to produce.

The Puerto Ricans forming the ranks of the gallant 65th Infantry on the battlefields of Korea … are writing a brilliant record of achievement in battle and I am proud indeed to have them in this command. I wish that we might have many more like them.

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.

I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!

There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.