Always will we remember the character of the onslaught against us. No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.... we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again.

I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.

To bring about government by oligarchy, masquerading as democracy, it is fundamentally essential that practically all authority and control be centralized in our Federal government. . . The individual sovereignty of our states must first be destroyed.

I tell the American people solemnly that the United States will never survive as a happy and fertile oasis of liberty surrounded by a cruel desert of dictatorship.

Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

Coming to grips with the reality that our planet is not the only one harboring intelligent life the universe.