The building of such a peace is a bold and solemn purpose. To proclaim it is easy. To serve it will be hard. And to attain it, we must be aware of its full meaning - and ready to pay its full price.

Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.

That was not the biggest battle that ever was, but for me it always typified one thing; the dash, the ingenuity, the readiness at the first opportunity that characterizes the American soldier.

The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter.

Before all else, we seek, upon our common labor as a nation, the blessings of Almighty God.

This operation is not being planned with any alternatives. This operation is planned as a victory, and that's the way it's going to be. We're going down there, and we're throwing everything we have into it, and we're going to make it a success.

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.