No one should be appointed to political office if he is a seeker after it.

Only Americans can hurt America.

I have one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that yardstick is: Is it good for America?

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

In all those things which deal with people, be liberal, be human. In all those things which deal with the people's money or their economy or their form of government, be conservative.

Memory should be the starting point of the present.

It is not enough to take this weapon out of the hands of soldiers. It must be put into the hands of those who will know how to strip its military casing and adapt it to the arts of peace.