Kennedy was trying to keep us out of war. I was trying to help him keep us out of war. And General Curtis LeMay, whom I served under as a matter of fact in World War II, was saying "Let's go in, let's totally destroy Cuba."

In order to do good, you may have to engage in evil

That's one of the major lessons: no president should ever take this nation to war without full public debate in the Congress and/or in the public.

One solitary God-centered, God-intoxicated man can do more to keep God's love alive and His presence felt in the world than a thousand half-hearted, talkative busy men living frightened, fragmented lives of quiet desperation.

Never answer the question that is asked of you. Answer the question that you wish had been asked of you.

Brains are like hearts - they go where they are appreciated.

Action should be founded on contemplation, and those of us who act don't put enough time, don't give enough emphasis, to contemplation.