The time has come when we must proceed with the business of carrying the war to the enemy, not permitting the greater portion of our armed forces and our valuable material to be immobilized within the continental United States.

Go right straight down the road, to do what is best, and to do it frankly and without evasion.

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

If you get the objectives right, a lieutenant can write the strategy.

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.

There has been considerable comment over the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a soldier. I am afraid this does not seem as remarkable to me as it quite evidently appears to others. I know a great deal of the horrors and tragedies of war. ... The cost of war in human lives is constantly spread before me, written neatly in many ledgers whose columns are gravestones. I am deeply moved to find some means or method of avoiding another calamity of war.

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