I do know that due to the magnificent education that is provided for those who finally achieve the top ranks in our military services, they are men who are not just specialists; th...
I want you to know that I want to hear what they have to say.
They remind us again of the basic fact that the principal victims of violence are those in whose neighborhoods it occurs.
I always feel just a little bit embarrassed when an admiral comes up to me and says 'sir.'
I want all of you to know that I trust that in my position I can provide the kind of leadership that will keep up your morale.
I have never thought of it that way.
We know that this Department is the biggest in our Government.
I can assure you of one thing: I do not presume to be a specialist in this field and I am going to rely, when it comes to purely military ma...
It is not enough merely to patch up what now exists; we must truly rebuild.
We have already begun.
What brings morale is not what happens down in the ranks, but the leadership and the example that is set at the top.