Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount.

War: A wretched debasement of all the pretenses of civilization.

Only one military organization can hold and gain ground in war-a ground army supported by tactical aviation with supply lines guarded by the navy.

As far as I am concerned, war itself is immoral.

I have returned many times to honour the valiant men who died...every man who set foot on Omaha Beach was a hero.