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

The choice is between acting with energy or losing by default.

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

The refusal of the British and Russian peoples to accept what appeared to be inevitable defeat was the great factor in the salvage of our civilization.

The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it.

The United States should do whatever it is able to do to assist in the return of normal economic health in the world, without which there can be no political stability and no assured peace.

The one great element in continuing the success of an offensive is maintaining the momentum. This was lost last fall when shortages caused by the limitation of port facilities made it impossible to get sufficient supplies to the armies when they approached the German border.