This is what I found out about religion: It gives you courage to make the decisions you must make in a crisis, and then the confidence to leave the result to a higher Power. Only by trust in God can a man carrying responsibility find repose.

If a problem cannot be solved, enlarge it.

You can't have this kind of war. There just aren't enough bulldozers to scrape the bodies off the streets.

Among these treasures of our land is water-fast becoming our most valuable, most prized, most critical resource. A blessing where properly used-but it can bring devastation and ruin when left uncontrolled.

Dollars and guns are no substitutes for brains and will power.

Now this brings me to my main topic - our military strength - more specifically, how to stay strong against threat from outside, without undermining the economic health that supports our security.

Patronage is almost a wicked word. By itself it could well-nigh defeat democracy.