The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.

We are so proud of our guarantees of freedom in thought and speech and worship, that, unconsciously, we are guilty of one of the greatest errors that ignorance can make - we assume our standard of values is shared by all other humans in the world.

In order to be a leader a man must have followers. And to have followers, a man must have their confidence. Hence, the supreme quality for a leader is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office. If a man's associates find him guilty of being phony, if they find that he lacks forthright integrity, he will fail. His teachings and actions must square with each other. The first great need, therefore, is integrity and high purpose.

The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth.

There are a number of things wrong with Washington. One of them is that everyone is too far from home.

If progress is to be steady we must have long term guides extending far ahead.

Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.