I will not pretend that if I had to choose between communism and Nazism I would choose communism.

There is not much collective security in a flock of sheep on the way to the butcher.

I hate nobody except Hitler--and that is professional.

One of the most important signs of the existence of a democracy is that when there is a knock at the door at 5 in the morning, one is completely certain that it is the milkman.

Manifest destiny was on the march, and it was unfortunate that Mexico stood in the path.

Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains.

There is no merit in putting off a war for a year if, when it comes, it is far worse or much harder to win.