Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.

For those to whom much is given, much is required. It is not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up. There is no substitute for victory.

I have every confidence in the ultimate success of our joint cause; but success in modern war requires something more than courage and a willingness to die: it requires careful preparation.

Have a good plan, execute it violently, and do it today.

I am of Virginia and all my professional life I have studied of Lee and Jackson

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

It is my earnest hope - indeed the hope of all mankind - that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past, a world found upon faith and understanding, a world dedicated to the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom, tolerance and justice.