"I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone."

"The American way of life is worth fighting for."

"When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were--to the very last minute--a chance to lose it."

"I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity."

"The path to peace is a long and arduous one, but it is the only path worth taking."