I have had enough experience in all my years, and have read enough of the past, to know that advice to grandchildren is usually wasted.

If we let Korea down, the Soviet[s] will keep right on going and swallow up one [place] after another.

We must earn the peace we seek just as we earned victory in the war, not by wishful thinking but by realistic effort. At no time in our history has unity among our people been so vital as it is at the present time. Unity of purpose, unity of effort, and unity of spirit are essential to accomplish the task before us.

I can always get along with an honest friend.

I can assure you that flying saucers, given that they exist, are not constructed by any power on Earth.

I am proud of my part in the creation of this new state. Our Government was the first to recognize the State of Israel.

A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment.