"War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige as the warrior."

"Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future."

"The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency."

"I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alo…"

"The United States is not going to be run by a group of men who have been trained in a foreign country and who do not understand the United States."