"I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!"

"One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda."

"They died hard, those savage men - like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them."

"A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding."

"For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium."

"It is a unyielding truth that he who conquers his inner doubts has already won half the war."

"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that a mind at peace can weather any storm."

"I am not suggesting that all those missionary organizations working in Haiti should pack up and go home, but I am urging them to understand that Haiti does not need clever Americans with newly contrived schemes for saving their country."