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From the Far East I send you one single thought, one sole idea--written in red on every beachhead form Australia read more
From the Far East I send you one single thought, one sole idea--written in red on every beachhead form Australia to Tokyo--There is no substitute for victory!
I ask you to join in a re-United States. We need to empower our people so they can take more read more
I ask you to join in a re-United States. We need to empower our people so they can take more responsibility for their own lives in a world that is ever smaller, where everyone counts. We need a new spirit of community, a sense that we are all in this together, or the American Dream will continue to wither. Our destiny is bound up with the destiny of every other American.
For Americans war is almost all of the time a nuisance, and military skill is a luxury like Mah-Jongg. But read more
For Americans war is almost all of the time a nuisance, and military skill is a luxury like Mah-Jongg. But when the issue is brought home to them, war becomes as important, for the necessary period, as business or sport. And it is hard to decide which is likely to be the more ominous for the Axis -- an American decision that this is sport, or that it is business. - The American Character.
Fascism is capitalism plus murder.
Fascism is capitalism plus murder.
Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.
Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.
History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold read more
History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.
Enemies promises were made to be broken.
Enemies promises were made to be broken.
While technically I did not commit a crime, an impeachable offense... these are legalisms, as far as the handling of read more
While technically I did not commit a crime, an impeachable offense... these are legalisms, as far as the handling of this matter is concerned; it was so botched up, I made so many bad judgments. The worst ones, mistakes of the heart, rather than the head. But let me say, a man in that top job - he's got to have a heart, but his head must always rule his heart.
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If read more
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.