It is not enough to take this weapon out of the hands of soldiers. It must be put into the hands of those who will know how to strip its military casing and adapt it to the arts of peace.

Every step we take towards making the State our Caretaker of our lives, by that much we move toward making the State our Master.

Without God, there would be no American form of Government, nor an American way of life.

Guns and tanks and planes are nothing unless there is a solid spirit, a solid heart, and great productiveness behind it.

Do not needlessly endanger your lives until I give you the signal.

And now, as in no other age, we seek it [peace] because we have been warned, by the power of modern weapons, that peace may be the only climate possible for human life itself.

It is far more important to be able to hit the target than it is to haggle over who makes a weapon or who pulls a trigger.