Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you.

A world that begins to witness the rebirth of trust among nations can find its way to a peace that is neither partial nor punitive. With all who will work in good faith toward such a peace, we are ready, with renewed resolve, to strive to redeem the near-lost hopes of our day.

Take your job seriously, but not yourself

Every battle is going to surprise you. No plan ever survives contact with the enemy.

No treaty or international agreement can contravene the Constitution.

We have won an armistice on a single battlefield, not peace in our world. We may not now relax our guard nor cease our quest.

You can't have this kind of war. There just aren't enough bulldozers to scrape the bodies off the streets.