F. EDWARD HEBERT

Robert, you are just a transient. I have seen them come and I have seen them go and I’ll be here long after you have gone.

Shall we be defenseless America, a weak and harmless nation, or shall we be defensive America, the fear and dread of all nations?

The only way to have a volunteer army is to draft them.

To be objective you don't have to be an adversary. You don't have to be a bulldog tearing down everything. To make the system of checks and balances and separation of powers work, you don't have to be on their ass all the time.

I don’t attend rallies and I don’t participate in presidential elections. In fact, I don’t participate in any election. I don’t participate in the governor’s race, I don’t participate in the mayor’s race. I participate in one election every two years. Then I’m strong for Hebert. That is the only election I take part in.

I never could trust the son of a bitch. I've known him for years and never trusted him.

I am a Hawk!

Base closings [are] the most atrocious waste of money I have ever seen in my life.

I never have attended a Democratic convention …. Now I’ll tell you why I don’t attend them. Because I’ll not be bound. If I attend a convention and I vote, I’m bound. I think I am bound.

You’re better than Christ. Christ made twelve guesses and blew one. He couldn’t get twelve good men.

You’re better than Christ. Christ made twelve guesses and blew one. He couldn’t get twelve good men.

Robert, you are just a transient. I have seen them come and I have seen them go and I’ll be here long after you have gone.

What in the hell do you think they are doing down in the Eighth Naval District? They are pulling the flag down.

Base closings [are] the most atrocious waste of money I have ever seen in my life.

The reorganization of the Defense Department under Mr. McNamara was something [in] which Mr. McNamara went beyond the law and the intent of Congress, far beyond it, though he did not break the law. He stayed within the law …

I don’t attend rallies and I don’t participate in presidential elections. In fact, I don’t participate in any election. I don’t participate in the governor’s race, I don’t participate in the mayor’s race. I participate in one election every two years. Then I’m strong for Hebert. That is the only election I take part in.

I never have attended a Democratic convention …. Now I’ll tell you why I don’t attend them. Because I’ll not be bound. If I attend a convention and I vote, I’m bound. I think I am bound.

Den Mother! Scatterbrain! A real pain in the ass!

I never could trust the son of a bitch. I've known him for years and never trusted him.

Shall we be defenseless America, a weak and harmless nation, or shall we be defensive America, the fear and dread of all nations?

To be objective you don't have to be an adversary. You don't have to be a bulldog tearing down everything. To make the system of checks and balances and separation of powers work, you don't have to be on their ass all the time.

The only way to have a volunteer army is to draft them.

I am a Hawk!