The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith.

The politicians were talking themselves red, white and blue in the face.

When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers.

The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during the election, something else when he takes office, something else at midterm and something else when he leaves.

I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and totally horrifying, and the consequences are serious.