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.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERHistory does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or timid.
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Never question another man’s motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives.
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We are ready in short, to dedicate our strength to serving the needs, rather than the fears, of the world.
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Wars are stupid and they can start stupidly.
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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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Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.
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We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.
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It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.
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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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Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace.
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May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.
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History teaches that, when powerful despots can gain something through aggression, they try, by the same methods, to gain more and more and more.
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We must achieve both security and solvency. In fact, the foundation of military strength is economic strength.
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You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership.
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Freedom has been defined as the opportunity for self-discipline.
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Worry is a word that I don’t allow myself to use.
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