There's no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were.

... we have been warned by the power of modern weapons, that peace may be the only climate possible for human life itself ... There must be law, steadily invoked and respected by all nations, for without law, the world promises only such meager justice as the pity of the strong upon the weak.

Not making the baseball team at West Point was one of the greatest disappointments of my life, maybe my greatest.

The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth. The Bible is endorsed by the ages. Our civilization is built upon its words. In no other book is there such a collection of inspired wisdom, reality, and hope.

Never question another man's motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives.

The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth.

We want democracy to survive for all generations to come, not to become the insolvent phantom of tomorrow.