You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
More Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes
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You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership.
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Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.
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Wars are stupid and they can start stupidly.
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I made two mistakes and both of them are sitting on the Supreme Court. [Referring to Earl Warren and William Brennan]
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We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.
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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 problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without.
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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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If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.
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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.
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May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.
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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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The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.
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Never question another man’s motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives.
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