A computer does not substitute for judgment any more than a pencil substitutes for literacy. But writing without a pencil is no particular advantage.
– Robert S. McNamara
Coercion, after all, merely captures man. Freedom captivates him.
– Robert S. McNamara
I don't object to its being called McNamara's war. I think it is a very important war and I am pleased to be identified with it and do whatever I can to win it.
– Robert S. McNamara
It would be our policy to use nuclear weapons wherever we felt it necessary to protect our forces and achieve our objectives.
– Robert S. McNamara
Neither conscience nor sanity itself suggests that the United States is, should or could be the global gendarme.
– Robert S. McNamara
One cannot fashion a credible deterrent out of an incredible action.
– Robert S. McNamara
Brains, like hearts, go where they are appreciated.