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
In the final choice a soldier's pack is not so heavy as a prisoner's chains.
America's leadership and prestige depend, not merely upon our unmatched material progress, riches and military strength, but on how we use our power in the interests of world peace and human betterment.
The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth.
The hand of the aggressor is stayed by strength-and strength alone.
Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.
As our heart summons our strength, our wisdom must direct it.
Only strength can cooperate. Weakness can only beg.