I can recall no parallel in history where a great nation recently at war has so distinguished its former enemy commander.

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.

Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.

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

The nations of the world will have to unite for the next war will be an interplanetary war. The nations of Earth must some day make a common front against attack by people from other planets.

The soldier, above all other men, is required to practice the greatest act of religious training - sacrifice.

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.