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.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERGood luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.
More Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes
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War is mankind’s most tragic and stupid folly; to seek or advise its deliberate provocation is a black crime against all men.
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Worry is a word that I don’t allow myself to use.
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You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership.
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Those who take the extreme positions in American political and economic life are always wrong.
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If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.
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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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Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.
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The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions.
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A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
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What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important.
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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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Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
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If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.
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They may excuse failure but they will not excuse abandonment.
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Wars are stupid and they can start stupidly.
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