Curtis LeMay Military Quotations

I suppose if I had lost the war, I would have been tried as a war criminal.... Every soldier thinks something of the moral aspects of what he is doing. But all war is immoral and if you let that bother you, you're not a good soldier.

We're going to bomb them back into the stone Age.

I don't mind being called tough, since I find in this racket it's the tough guys who lead the survivors.

If we maintain our faith in God, love of freedom, and superior global air power, the future looks good.

If you are going to use military force, then you ought to use overwhelming military force. Use too much and deliberately use too much; you'll save lives, not only your own, but the enemy's too.