It sure is hell to be president.

My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. To tell the truth, there's hardly a difference.

For reasons of national security and out of consideration for some people still alive I have omitted certain material. Some of this material cannot be made available for many years, perhaps for many generations.

There is some risk involved in action, there always is. But there is far more risk in failure to act.

There is enough in the world for everyone to have plenty, to live happily, and to be at peace with his neighbors.

If you don't have your own goals, you'll be doomed to work toward someone else's.

The atom bomb was no “great decision.” It was used in the war, and for your information, there were more people killed by fire bombs in Tokyo than dropping of the atomic bombs accounted for. It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness. The dropping of the bombs stopped the war, save millions of lives.