D-Day represents the greatest achievement of the american people and system in the 20th century. It was the pivot point of the 20th century. It was the day on which the decision was made as to who was going to rule in this world in the second half of the 20th century. Is it going to be Nazism, is it going to be communism, or are the democracies going to prevail?

Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually all by yourself. It is not a way to make money.

The more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more vulnerable we are.

American corporations hate to give away money.

I thought Nixon was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew Johnson.

Johnson had been the most powerful man in the world, yet the North Vietnamese and the Vietcong had resisted, overcome his power, broken his will.

Nothing is inevitable in life. People make choices, and those choices have results, and we all live with the results.