Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.

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.

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

Expect only 5% of an intelligence report to be accurate.The trick of a good commander is to isolate the 5%.

The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.

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