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

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

It is to the United States that all freemen look for the light and the hope of the world. Unless we dedicate ourselves completely to this struggle, unless we combat hunger with food, fear with trust, suspicion with faith, fraud with justice - and threats with power, nations will surrender to the futility, the hopelessness, the panic on which wars feed.

The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness.

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.

In war there is no second prize for the runner-up.