Leadership means firmness, not harshness or bullying; understanding, not weakness; justice, not irresponsible freedom; humaneness, not intolerance; generosity, not selfishness; pride, not egotism.

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

Only one military organization can hold and gain ground in war-a ground army supported by tactical aviation with supply lines guarded by the navy.

I learned that good judgment comes from experience and that experience grows out of mistakes.

With the monstrous weapons man already has, humanity is in danger of being trapped in this world by its moral adolescents.

The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts.

The wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy. ... Red China is not the powerful nation seeking to dominate the world.