Every gathering of Americans-whether a few on the porch of a crossroads store or massed thousands in a great stadium-is the possessor of a potentially immeasurable influence on the future.

Character in many ways is everything in leadership. It is made up of many things, but I would say character is really integrity. When you delegate something to a subordinate, for example, it is absolutely your responsibility, and he must understand this. You as a leader must take complete responsibility for what the subordinate does. I once said, as a sort of wisecrack, that leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

I believe that without free enterprise there can be no democracy.

We must achieve both security and solvency. In fact, the foundation of military strength is economic strength.

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation, and profundity of character.

Since the advent of nuclear weapons, it seems clear that there is no longer any alternative to peace, if there is to be a happy and well world.