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

War: A wretched debasement of all the pretenses of civilization.

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

The greatest leader in the world could never win a campaign unless he understood the men he had to lead.

The nation needs men who think in terms of service to their country and not in terms of their country's debt to them.

A piece of paper makes you an officer, a radio makes you a commander.

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