“Don't like to do anything half-heartedly, even if it is a wicked and self-destructive avocation like smoking cigars” IfsSelfHalfWickedSmokingDestructiveCigarSelf DestructiveSmoking Cigars Author:Curtis LeMay
“I don't want to hear of any of you men getting into any fights with the British. But if you do, you'd better not get whipped.” IfsMenWantWarFightingPeaceBritish Author:Curtis LeMay
“Today, shooting wars are won or lost before they start. If they are fought at all, they would be fought principally to confirm which side had won at the outset.” IfsWarWould BeTodayLostSidesShooting Author:Curtis LeMay
“Killing Japanese didn't bother me very much at that time... I suppose if I had lost the war, I would have been tried as a war criminal.” IfsHas BeensWarLostKillingCriminalsBother Author:Curtis LeMay
“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.” IfsThinkingHas BeensWarLostMoralMilitaryAspectSoldierCriminalsBotherImmoralAir PowerGood Soldiers Author:Curtis LeMay
“If we maintain our faith in God, love of freedom, and superior global air power, the future looks good.” IfsLooksAirMilitarySuperiorsGod LoveFaith In GodAir PowerMilitary PowerMilitary Aviation Author:Curtis LeMay
“If you kill enough of them, they stop fighting.” IfsEnoughFightingMilitarySoldierConservativeAssBad AssMost Badass Author:Curtis LeMay
“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.” IfsUseForceEnemyToo MuchMilitaryOughtOverwhelmingSave A LifeMilitary Force Author:Curtis LeMay
“If we'd lost the war, we'd all have been prosecuted as war criminals.” IfsHas BeensWarLostCriminalsVietnam War Author:Curtis LeMay