I had learned one of the bitter lessons of life: never try to regain the past, the fire will have become ashes.

You are remembered for the rules you break.

I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride - humility in the weight of those great American architects of our history who have stood here before me; pride in the reflection that this home of legislative debate represents human liberty in the purest form yet devised.

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

The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.

In many situations that seemed desperate, the artillery has been a most vital factor.

A good soldier, whether he leads a platoon or an army, is expected to look backward as well as forward; but he must think only forward.