A nation's greatness is measured not just by its gross national product or military power, but by the strength of its devotion to the principles and values that bind its people and define their character.

Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.

The defense policy of the United States is based on a simple premise: The United States does not start fights. We will never be an aggressor.

Environmental extremists ... wouldn't let you build a house unless it looked like a bird's nest.

When cruelty is inflicted on innocent people, it discredits whatever cause.

[The Soviets] preach the supremacy of the state, declare its omnipotence over individual man, and predict its eventual domination of all peoples on the earth; they are the focus of evil in the modern world.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.