Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on

Defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory.

The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.

Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries.

Here are centered the hopes and aspirations and faith of the entire human race. I do not stand here as advocate for any partisan cause, for the issues are fundamental and reach quite beyond the realm of partisan consideration. They must be resolved on the highest plane of national interest if our course is to prove sound and our future protected. I trust, therefore, that you will do me the justice of receiving that which I have to say as solely expressing the considered viewpoint of a fellow American.

We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction.

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.