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

The war in Vietnam is going well and will succeed.

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

The greatest contribution Vietnam is making-right or wrong is beside the point-is that it is developing an ability in the United States to fight a limited war, to go to war without the necessity of arousing the public ire.

Rationality will not save us.

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.

I think the human race needs to think about killing. How much evil must we do to do good?