An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows.

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

Our arms must be mighty ... ready for instant action, so that no potential aggressor may be tempted to risk his own destruction

The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it's usually lousy.

A good teacher is one who can understand those who are not very good at explaining, and explain to those who are not very good at understanding.

Don't join the book burners. Do not think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed.

I despise people who go to the gutter on either the right or the left and hurl rocks at those in the center.