Life is certainly only worthwhile as it represents struggle for worthy causes. There is no struggle in perfect security. I am quite certain that the human being could not continue to exist if he or she had perfect security.

This desk of mine is one at which a man may die, but from which he cannot resign.

We must achieve both security and solvency. In fact, the foundation of military strength is economic strength.

The world could be fixed of its problems if every child understood the necessity of their existence.

I have one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that yardstick is: Is it good for America?

The friendship of a dog is precious. It becomes even more so when one is so far removed from home.... I have a Scottie. In him I find consolation and diversion... he is the "one person" to whom I can talk without the conversation coming back to war.

War is a contest, and you finally get to a point where you are talking merely about race suicide, and nothing else.