The soldier's heart, the soldier's spirit, the soldier's soul, are everything. Unless the soldier's soul sustains him he cannot be relied on and will fail himself and his commander and his country in the end.

Wars are bred by poverty and oppression. Continued peace is possible only in a relatively free and prosperous world.

The gallantry and aggressive fighting spirit of the Russian soldiers command the American army's admiration.

Don't fight the problem, decide it.

Discussions without end have been devoted to the subject of peace, and the efforts to obtain a general and lasting peace have been frequent through many years of world history.

I am certain that a solution of the general problem of peace must rest on broad and basic understanding on the part of its peoples. Great single endeavors like a League of Nations, a United Nations, and undertakings of that character, are of great importance and in fact absolutely necessary, but they must be treated as steps toward the desired end.

We must stop setting our sights by the light of each passing ship; instead we must set our course by the stars.