"I am not going to allow the American people to be divided by those who would use the issue of race for political purposes."

"The greatest honor that history can bestow is the title of peacemaker. This honor now belongs to America, for achieving peace with honor in Vietnam."

"The greatest honor that can be bestowed upon any man is to be called upon to serve his country."

"We must always remember that the strength of America lies in its people."

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the ar…"