Never send a battalion to take a hill if a regiment is available.

Together we must learn how to compose differences, not with arms, but with intellect and decent purpose.

Men and women, inspired by faith in man's dignity, goaded by conviction in man's responsibility, labored that this land might be a better home for those who followed them. Because every American generation attacked its problems with fresh vigor, we have peopled a continent, subdued its prairies and wilderness, tamed its rivers and devoted its resources to the betterment of those who dwell in it.

In the service, when a man gives you his word, his word is binding. In politics, you never know.

Without God there could be no American form of government, nor an American way of life. Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first, the most basic, expression of Americanism. Thus, the founding fathers of America saw it, and thus with God's help, it will continue to be.

The stop-watch of history is running. The race is on . . .

Plans are useless, but planning is essential.