"I like people who are direct and honest, even if they disagree with me."

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

"If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom."

"I'm not a man who enjoys ceremony. I prefer to get down to business."

"Some of our people have been so indoctrinated that they can't think for themselves. They just follow the party line."