I always considered statesmen to be more expendable than soldiers.

If we see that Germany is winning we ought to help Russia and if Russia is winning we ought to help Germany, and that way let them kill as many as possible.

When you have to deal with a beast, you have to treat him as a beast. It is most regrettable but nevertheless true.

To you who answered the call of your country and served in its Armed Forces to bring about the total defeat of the enemy, I extend the heartfelt thanks of a grateful Nation. As one of the Nation's finest, you undertook the most severe task one can be called upon to perform. Because you demonstrated the fortitude, resourcefulness and calm judgment necessary to carry out that task, we now look to you for leadership and example to further exalting our country in peace.

For some time I have been disturbed by the way the CIA has been diverted from its original assignment. It has become an operational and at times a policy making arm of the government.

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

It's not the hand that signs the laws that holds the destiny of America. It's the hand that casts the ballot.