"I've no patience with people who are always whining about the Negro problem. We've got a Negro problem because the Negroes are not yet equal to white people in intelligence and civilization. But they …"

"I'm not a man given to much introspection. I just do what I think is right."

"The American people are the best people in the world, but they can be damn fools sometimes."

"If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog."

"I didn't fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was, but that's not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of them would be in jail."