In opposing Communism, we are defeating ourselves if we use methods that do not conform to the American sense of justice.

Patronage is almost a wicked word. By itself it could well-nigh defeat democracy.

We do not keep security establishments merely to defend property or territory or rights abroad or at sea. We keep the security forces to defend a way of life.

Against the dark background of the atomic bomb, the United States does not wish merely to present strength, but also the desire and the hope for peace.

A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.

This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.

If men can develop weapons that are so terrifying as to make the thought of global war include almost a sentence for suicide, you would think that man's intelligence and his comprehension... would include also his ability to find a peaceful solution.