"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without."

"I have only one ambition, and that is to be a good soldier."

"I'm not a man who believes in wasting time. Let's get things done."

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of …"

"The United States never lost a soldier or a foot of ground in my administration. We kept the peace. People asked how it happened—by God, it didn't just happen, I'll tell you that."