It is my earnest hope, and 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...

No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.

Years wrinkle the skin. Giving up wrinkles the soul.

While Asia is commonly referred to as the Gateway to Europe, it is no less true that Europe is the Gateway to Asia, and the broad influence of the one cannot fail to have its impact upon the other.

The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.

There is not one incident in the history of humanity in which defeatism led to peace which was anything other than a complete fraud.

"Duty, Honor, Country" - those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.