“Never send a battalion to take a hill if a regiment is available.”

“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.”

“Pessimism never won any battle.”

“An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows.”

“The history of free men is never written by chance but by choice - their choice.”

“May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion. ”

“Never waste a minute thinking about people you don't like.”