I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to sit in their living rooms for a whole half hour looking at my face on their television screens.

War is a grim, cruel business, a business justified only as a means of sustaining the forces of good against those of evil.

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

A constitutional amendment for congressional term limits could never achieve the blessing of Congress; it could be initiated only by the states.

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.

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

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.