"Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it."

"War is at its best barbarism."

"An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army."

"If nominated, I will not run if elected, I will not serve."

"I would not run for president. I really like what I'm doing now. People say I'm giving them energy and hope."

"Affairs of state tend to drive most presidents toward the center on both foreign and domestic policy, no matter where on the political spectrum they begin, and especially so in the areas of intelligence and law enforcement."

"We are Americans when we go to war, and when we return, we are Mexicans."

"I travel Europe every couple of weeks. I just came back from London, Holland and Denmark. Every nation on this planet has its issues with race, and I am not sure if everyone has figured out how to deal with it."