Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free.

If I didn't have air supremacy, I wouldn't be here.

I have spent my life in the study of military strength as a deterrent to war, and in the character of military armaments necessary to win a war. The study of the first of these questions is still profitable, but we are rapidly getting to the point that no war can be won.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

I was against it on two counts. First, the Japanese were ready to surrender, and it wasn't necessary to hit them with that awful thing. Second, I hated to see our country be the first to use such a weapon.

I deplore the need or the use of troops anywhere to get American citizens to obey the orders of constituted courts.

No battle was ever won according to plan, but no battle was ever won without one.