But all history has taught us the grim lesson that no nation has ever been successful in avoiding the terrors of war by refusing to defend its rights - by attempting to placate aggression.

Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right to join the union of their choice.

Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free.

They [the founders] proclaimed to all the world the revolutionary doctrine of the divine rights of the common man. That doctrine has ever since been the heart of the American faith.

Planning is useless... but the process itself is indispensable.

You have a row of dominoes set up; you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is that it will go over very quickly.

The speed, accuracy and devastating power of American Artillery won confidence and admiration from the troops it supported and inspired fear and respect in their enemy.