It seems very unfortunate that in order to secure political preference, people are made Vice President who are never intended, neither by party nor by the Lord, to be Presidents.

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

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.

We are dealing with veterans, not procedures; with their problems, not ours.

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

Dependability, integrity, the characteristic of never knowingly doing anything wrong, that you would never cheat anyone, that you would give everybody a fair deal. Character is a sort of an all-inclusive thing. If a man has character, everyone has confidence in him.

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