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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.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

How far have we come in man’s long pilgrimage from darkness toward light? Are we nearing the light—a day of freedom and of peace for all mankind? Or are the shadows of another night closing in upon us?
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Darkness Freedom Human Light Man Peace
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.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Courage Hope Ignorance Practice True
The history of free men is never written by chance but by choice – their choice.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Choice Freedom History Man
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. EISENHOWER

Greatness Leadership Necessary Yourself
The time has passed for dilly-dallying. We must demand satisfactory performance.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Satisfaction Time
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Art Himself Leadership
Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Politics Right Wrong
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.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Future History Road
Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Blessing Greatness
A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Art Leadership People
I made two mistakes and both of them are sitting on the Supreme Court. [Referring to Earl Warren and William Brennan]
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Funny Mistake Myself
It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Children Genius Hope
Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in blood of his followers and sacrifices of his friends.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Friendship Humility Man Sacrifice
The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Easy Search
Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Justice One Liner Peace
The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Destroy Problem Yourself

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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