"There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right."

"We must never forget that the only real guarantee of lasting peace is the strength and readiness of our defenses."

"Politics is supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."

"I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of a national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting."

"The most important thing I learned in life is that power is fleeting; principles are eternal."