Twice in my lifetime the long arm of destiny has reached across the oceans and involved the entire life and manhood of the United States in a deadly struggle.There was no use in saying We don't want it; we won

Don't argue about the difficulties. The difficulties will argue for themselves.

We have no lasting friends, no lasting enemies, only lasting interests.

In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might.

Put together a seaman, soldier and airman and what do you get? The sum of all fears.

I am weary of a task which is done and I hope I shall not shrink when the aftermath ends. My only wish is to live peacefully out the remaining years - if years they be.

Science burrows its insulted head in the filth of slaughterous inventions.