Character in many ways is everything in leadership. It is made up of many things, but I would say character is really integrity.

My constant prayer, these days, as I start my backswing is, 'Oh, please let me swing slowly.' The trouble is that sometimes I wonder whether I swing at all; whether I am not strictly a chopper.

If you are waging peace, you can't be too particular sometimes about the special attitudes that different countries take. We were a young country once, and our whole policy for the first 150 years was, we were neutral.

Preparing for battle, plans were essential. But once the battle was joined, plans were useless.

We are particularly thankful to you for your part in the movement to have the words under God added to our Pledge of Allegiance. These words will remind Americans that despite our great physical strength we must remain humble. They will help us keep constantly in our minds and hearts the spiritual and moral principles which alone give dignity to man.

Politics should be the part-time profession of every citizen.

Against the dark background of the atomic bomb, the United States does not wish merely to present strength, but also the desire and the hope for peace.