Every man should have laws of his own I should think commandments of his own for every man has a different set of circumstances wherein to work - or worry.

I think the International Criminal Court could be a threat to American security interests because the prosecutor of the court has enormous discretion in going after war crimes. And the way the Statute of Rome is written responsibility for war crimes can be taken all the way up the chain of command.

Once the command of the air is obtained by one of the contending armies the war becomes a conflict between a seeing host and one that is blind.

In war when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance he no longer deserves victory.

To win this war we need a commander in chief not a professor of law standing at the lectern.

I make one pledge above all others - to seek and speak the truth with all the resources of mind and spirit I command.

To say that you now trust the Russian military command and control system because some Russian general told you from the bottom of his heart that's the case strikes me as most unrealistic.

Trust cannot be commanded and yet it is also correct that the only one who earns trust is the one who is prepared to grant trust.

Do not wait the time will never be 'just right.' Start where you stand and work with whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along.

Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.