I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of nuclear annihilation. . . I believe that even amid today's mortar bursts and whining bullets, there is still hope for a brighter tomorrow. . . I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed.
After the war, and until the day of his death, his position on almost every public question was either mischievous or ridiculous, and usually both.