There is no such thing as human superiority.

The quest for peace is the statesman's most exacting duty... Practical progress to lasting peace is his fondest hope.

No one should be appointed to political office if he is a seeker after it.

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.

The sergeant is the Army.

The hand of the aggressor is stayed by strength - and strength alone.

I never saw a pessimistic general win a battle.