"The military-industrial complex is a threat to our democracy. We must guard against it."

"I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone."

"The American way of life is based on the conviction that a man has the right to achieve as much as he can, limited only by his ability and his willingness to work."

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

"The true purpose of a military is to prevent war, not to wage it."