If we do not want to die together in war, we must learn to live together in peace.

When the Liberals said they were going to create a million new jobs, I didn't think they were all going to be tax collectors. If you can't convince them, confuse them.

I have to decide Japanese strategy - shall we invade Japan proper or shall we bomb and blockade? That is my hardest decision to date. But I'll make it when I have all the facts.

[T]he guilty as well as the innocent are entitled to due process of law. They are entitled to a fair trial. They are entitled to counsel. They are entitled to fair treatment from the police. The law enforcement officer has the same duty as the citizen-indeed, he has a higher duty-to abide by the letter and spirit of our Constitution and laws. You yourselves must be careful to obey the letter of the law. You yourselves must be intellectually honest in the enforcement of the law.

I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me.

We all have to recognise - no matter how great our strength - that we must deny ourselves the licence to do always as we please.

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