Freedom has been defined as the opportunity for self-discipline.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERNeither 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.
More Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes
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They may excuse failure but they will not excuse abandonment.
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The problem is not merely man against man or nation against nation. It is man against war.
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Never question another man’s motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives.
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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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No man is worth your tears, but once you find one that is, he won’t make you cry.
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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?
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A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.
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What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important.
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You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership.
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Only Americans can hurt America.
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Pull the string and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.
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Don’t be afraid to go to your library and read every book as long as any document does not offend your own ideas of decency.
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Our form of government has no sense unless it is founded in a deeply felt religious faith, and I don’t care what it is.
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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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What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight- it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
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