"It is well to remember that the office of Chief Executive is in part a symbol of the nation and that leaders in a nation may differ in their own house but they have instant solidarity in the presence of foreign attack."-Herbert Hoover, 1929
"Do we really have to assume that nations can find no better methods of realizing their destinies than those which were used by the Huns and Vandals fifteen hundred years ago?"-Franklin Roosevelt, 1939
"Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind."-John Kennedy, 1961
"There must be, not a balance of power, but a community of power. Not organized rivalries, but an organized common peace."--Woodrow Wilson, 1917
"I suppose I am the most powerful man in the world, but great power doesn't mean much except great limitations."--Calvin Coolidge, 1926
"In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside."--John F. Kennedy, 1961
"Peace signifies more than the stilling of guns, easing the sorrow of war. More than escape from death, it is a way of life. More than a haven for the weary, it is a hope for the brave."--Dwight Eisenhower, 1953
"The Bible tells us there will be a time for peace. But, so far in this century, mankind has failed to find it."--Ronald Reagan, 1982
"We must have a policy to guide our relations with every country in every part of the world. No country is so remote from us that it may not some day be involved in a matter that threatens the peace...Who knows what may happen in the future? Our foreign policy must be universal."--Harry Truman, 1946
"There is...in world affairs...a steady course to be followed between an assertion of strength that is truculent and a confession of helplessness that is cowardly."--Dwight Eisenhower, 1953
"If, when the chips are down, the world's most powerful nation acts like a pitiful, helpless giant, the forces of totalitarianism and anarchy will threaten free nations and free institutions throughout the world."--Richard Nixon, 1970
"Our policy is simple: We are not going to betray our friends, reward the enemies of freedom, or permit fear and retreat to become American policies, especially in this hemisphere. None of the four wars in my lifetime came about because we were too strong. It is weakness--it is weakness that invites adventurous adversaries to make mistaken judgments."--Ronald Reagan, 1984
"Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the sins of the cold-blooded and the sins of the warm-hearted in different scales."--Franklin Roosevelt, 1936
"The American people are slow to wrath, but when their wrath is once kindled it burns like a consuming flame."--Theodore Roosevelt, 1901
"Do we really have to assume that nations can find no better methods of realizing their destinies than those which were used by the Huns and Vandals fifteen hundred years ago?"-Franklin Roosevelt, 1939
"Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind."-John Kennedy, 1961
"There must be, not a balance of power, but a community of power. Not organized rivalries, but an organized common peace."--Woodrow Wilson, 1917
"I suppose I am the most powerful man in the world, but great power doesn't mean much except great limitations."--Calvin Coolidge, 1926
"In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside."--John F. Kennedy, 1961
"Peace signifies more than the stilling of guns, easing the sorrow of war. More than escape from death, it is a way of life. More than a haven for the weary, it is a hope for the brave."--Dwight Eisenhower, 1953
"The Bible tells us there will be a time for peace. But, so far in this century, mankind has failed to find it."--Ronald Reagan, 1982
"We must have a policy to guide our relations with every country in every part of the world. No country is so remote from us that it may not some day be involved in a matter that threatens the peace...Who knows what may happen in the future? Our foreign policy must be universal."--Harry Truman, 1946
"There is...in world affairs...a steady course to be followed between an assertion of strength that is truculent and a confession of helplessness that is cowardly."--Dwight Eisenhower, 1953
"If, when the chips are down, the world's most powerful nation acts like a pitiful, helpless giant, the forces of totalitarianism and anarchy will threaten free nations and free institutions throughout the world."--Richard Nixon, 1970
"Our policy is simple: We are not going to betray our friends, reward the enemies of freedom, or permit fear and retreat to become American policies, especially in this hemisphere. None of the four wars in my lifetime came about because we were too strong. It is weakness--it is weakness that invites adventurous adversaries to make mistaken judgments."--Ronald Reagan, 1984
"Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the sins of the cold-blooded and the sins of the warm-hearted in different scales."--Franklin Roosevelt, 1936
"The American people are slow to wrath, but when their wrath is once kindled it burns like a consuming flame."--Theodore Roosevelt, 1901