A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERThrough 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.
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An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows.
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Neither a wise nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
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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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In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.
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A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
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Freedom has been defined as the opportunity for self-discipline.
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All generalizations are inaccurate, including this one.
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The history of free men is never written by chance but by choice – their choice.
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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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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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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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Mob rule cannot be allowed to override the decisions of our courts.
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So the world is again faced with the problem of armed aggression. Powerful dictatorships are attacking an exposed, but free, area.
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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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