I suppose that history will remember my term in office as the years when the Cold War began to overshadow our lives. I have hardly a day in office that has not been dominated by this all-embracing struggle. And always in the background there has been the atomic bomb. But when history says that my term of office saw the begining of the Cold War, it will also say that in those eight years we have set the course that can win it.

The United States should not under any circumstances throw away our gun until we are sure the rest of the world cannot arm against us.

There shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin.

Whenever a man does the best he can, then that is all he can do.

Once a decision was made, I didn't worry about it afterward.

Whenever the press quits abusing me I know Im in the wrong pew. I dont mind it because when they throw bricks at meIm a pretty good shot myself and I usually throw em back at em.

Ignorance and its hand-maidens, prejudice, intolerance, suspicion of our fellowman, breed dictators and breed wars.