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.

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.

My first recollection is that of a bugle call.

Always there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign power that was going to gobble us up if we did not blindly rally behind it.

Preparedness is the key to success and victory.

Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world, and that God will preserve it always.

Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.