“Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.”

Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked about such a thing.

We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.

Never waste a minute thinking about people you don’t like.

Don’t be afraid to go to your library and read every book as long as any document does not offend your own ideas of decency.

The problem is not merely man against man or nation against nation. It is man against war.

May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.

If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.

All generalizations are inaccurate, including this one.

The world is more like it is now then it ever has before.

Worry is a word that I don’t allow myself to use.

They may excuse failure but they will not excuse abandonment.

Statesmanship is developed in the hard knocks of general experience, private and public.

Our form of government has no sense unless it is founded in a deeply felt religious faith, and I don’t care what it is.

Never question another man’s motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives.

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.