Through knowledge and understanding, we will drive from the temple of freedom all those who seek to establish over us thought control, whether they be agents of a foreign state or demagogues thirsty for personal power and public notice.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERWe must achieve both security and solvency. In fact, the foundation of military strength is economic strength.
More Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes
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No man is worth your tears, but once you find one that is, he won’t make you cry.
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I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.
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All generalizations are inaccurate, including this one.
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If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.
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In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
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You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership.
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In most communities it is illegal to cry fire in a crowded assembly. Should it not be considered serious international misconduct to manufacture a general war scare in an effort to achieve local political aims?
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The world could be fixed of its problems if every child understood the necessity of their existence.
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Don’t join the book burners. Don’t think you’re going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don’t be afraid to go in your library and read every book.
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Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong.
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Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
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The history of free men is never written by chance but by choice – their choice.
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Only Americans can hurt America.
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A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
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In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.
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