Never question another man’s motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERWe must achieve both security and solvency. In fact, the foundation of military strength is economic strength.
More Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes
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Pessimism never won any battle.
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You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership.
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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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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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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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If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.
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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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An atheist is a man who watches a Notre Dame – Southern Methodist University game and doesn’t care who wins.
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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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What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important.
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Freedom has been defined as the opportunity for self-discipline.
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Shot through the heart, and you’re to blame! you give love, a bad name.
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I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it.
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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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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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