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

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

Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk logistics.

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.

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

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