There is certainly greatness in the '60s generation. They changed our attitudes about race in America, which was long overdue. They didn't just stand up and salute when told to go to war. Women finally began to realize a more equal place in our society.

In retrospect, the political and cultural climate in the early '60s seems both a time of innocence and also like a sultry, still summer day in the Midwest: an unsettling calm before a ferocious storm over Vietnam, which was not yet an American war.

When he entered the Oval Office - by fate, not by design - Citizen Ford knew that he was not perfect, just as he knew he was not perfect when he left. But what president ever was?

In Gerald Ford, the man he was in public, he was also that man in private.

During World War II, law-abiding Japanese-American citizens were herded into remote internment camps, losing their jobs, businesses and social standing, while an all-Japanese-American division fought heroically in Europe.

“Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.” 

“The skillful tactician may be likened to the shuai-jan. Now the shuai-jan is a snake that is found in the Ch'ang mountains. Strike at its head, and you will be attacked by its tail; strike at its tail, and you will be attacked by its head; strike at its middle, and you will be attacked by head and tail both.” 

“Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.” 

“He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight” 

“Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.” 

“Great results, can be achieved with small forces.” 

“Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.” 

“So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.” 

“If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected .” 

“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win” 

“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” 

To hold a pen is to be at war.

Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!

To fight the United States is like fighting the whole world. But it has been decided. So I will fight the best I can.

To fight the United States is like fighting the whole world. But it has been decided. So I will fight the best I can.

A brilliant man would find a way not to fight a war.

You cannot invade mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.

I entered the navy with the great ambition of becoming a naval soldier and going to war. Either I die from this festering wound - because I refuse to have my arm amputated - or I recover from it and continue being a soldier. I have a one-in-two chance, and I shall bet my life on it!

As long as tides of war are in our favor, the United States will never stop fighting. As a consequence, the war will continue for several years, during which materiel will be exhausted, vessels and arms will be damaged, and they can be replaced only with great difficulties.