He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody.

There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.

Men," he began his address to the officers, measuring his pauses carefully. "You're American officers. The officers of no other army in the world can make that statement. Think about it.

I’m not running away from my responsibilities. I’m running to them. There’s nothing negative about running away to save my life.

Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.

Maybe a long life does have to be filled with many unpleasant conditions if it's to seem long. But in that event, who wants one?

It doesn't make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who's dead.