You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERNever let yourself be persuaded that any one Great Man, any one leader, is necessary to the salvation of America. When America consists of one leader and 158 million followers, it will no longer be America.
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If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking, is freedom.
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I despise people who go to the gutter on either the right or the left and hurl rocks at those in the center.
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Wars are stupid and they can start stupidly.
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There’s no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were.
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True delegation implies the courage and readiness to back up a subordinate to the full; it is not to be confused with the slovenly practice of merely ignoring an unpleasant situation in the hope that someone else will handle it.
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Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked about such a thing.
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Pessimism never won any battle.
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Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.
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Never waste a minute thinking about people you don’t like.
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Never let yourself be persuaded that any one Great Man, any one leader, is necessary to the salvation of America. When America consists of one leader and 158 million followers, it will no longer be America.
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Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in blood of his followers and sacrifices of his friends.
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Mob rule cannot be allowed to override the decisions of our courts.
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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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Get it all on record now – get the films – get the witnesses -because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.
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