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.

Measure what is important, don't make important what you can measure

Belief and seeing are both often wrong.

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

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."

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

General, you don't have a war plan! All you have is a kind of horrible spasm!