Our forces saved the remnants of the Jewish people of Europe for a new life and a new hope in the reborn land of Israel. Along with all men of good will, I salute the young state and wish it well.
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.
There’s no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were.
You don’t lead by hitting people over the head – that’s assault, not leadership.
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
There is nothing wrong with America that faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of her citizens cannot cure.
An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows.
If the United Nations once admits that international disputes can be settled by using force, then we will have destroyed the foundation of the organization and our best hope of establishing a world order.
There are a number of things wrong with Washington. One of them is that everyone is too far from home.