". . . on three occasions in the last 3 years the United States has had a direct confrontation. No one can say when it will come again. No one expects that our life will be easy, certainly not in this ..."
"There are no faint hearts in Fort Worth, and I appreciate your being here this morning."
"What we are trying to do in this country and what we are trying to do around the world, I believe, is quite simple: and that is to build a military structure which will defend the vital interests of t..."
"And that is why we have placed so much emphasis in the last 3 years in building a defense system second to none, until now the United States is stronger than it has ever been in its history."
"I am honored to have this invitation to address the annual meeting of the Dallas Citizens Council, joined by the members of the Dallas Assembly--and pleased to have this opportunity to salute the Grad..."
"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."
"We cannot expect that everyone, to use the phrase of a decade ago, will 'talk sense to the American people.'"
"Above all, words alone are not enough."
"If we are strong, our strength will speak for itself."
"But we can hope that fewer people will listen to nonsense."
"The notion that this Nation is headed for defeat through deficit, or that strength is but a matter of slogans, is nothing but just plain nonsense."
"But while our goals were at least temporarily obtained in these and other instances, our successful defense of freedom was due not to the words we used, but to the strength we stood ready to use on be..."