A war of ideas can no more be won without books than a naval war can be won without ships. Books, like ships, have the toughest armor, the longest cruising range, and mount the most powerful guns.

It is fun to be in the same decade with you.

[D]rilling and arming, when carried on on a national scale, excite whole populations to frenzies which end in war.

Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory and our interests are in grave danger. With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us God.

They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate.

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

The barrier to success is not something which exists in the real world; it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability.