I am convinced that the best service a retired general can perform is to turn in his tongue along with his suit and to mothball his opinions.

America today is running on the momentum of a godly ancestry, and when that momentum runs down, God help America.

I have returned many times to honour the valiant men who died...every man who set foot on Omaha Beach was a hero.

This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.

As far as I am concerned, war itself is immoral.

Freedom-no word was ever spoken that has held out greater hope, demanded greater sacrifice, needed more to be nurtured, blessed more the giver. . . or came closer to being God's will on earth.

The second best decision in time is infinitely better than the perfect decision too late.