In the late 1930s, as Britain refused to adapt to the new realities of war, Winston Churchill observed, 'The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays, is coming to a close. In its place we are entering a period of consequences.'

Yet today our military is still organized more for Cold War threats than for the challenges of a new century -- for industrial age operations, rather than for …

Our military and our nation are entering another period of consequences - a time of rapid change and momentous choices.

Defending our nation is just the beginning of our challenge. My third goal is to take advantage of a tremendous opportunity - given few nations in history - to…

Our country will, I believe, sooner forgive an officer for attacking an enemy than for letting it alone.

He was not only the most brilliant strategist of all our generals, but he had a good political sense. A man of that quality was too difficult for Hitler to swa…

I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.