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It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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
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
Pessimism never won any battle.
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Battle Win
Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Politics Right Wrong
We must achieve both security and solvency. In fact, the foundation of military strength is economic strength.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Achievement Foundation Security Strength
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
Never waste a minute thinking about people you don’t like.
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People Thinking Waste Yourself
We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.
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Fight Peace
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
Don’t join the book burners. Don’t think you’re going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don’t be afraid to go in your library and read every book.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Book Evidence Existence Library Reading Thinking
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
The world is more like it is now then it ever has before.
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Philosophy World
You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Leadership People Yourself
History teaches that, when powerful despots can gain something through aggression, they try, by the same methods, to gain more and more and more.
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History Powerful Teaching
We are ready in short, to dedicate our strength to serving the needs, rather than the fears, of the world.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Dedication Fear Need Ourselves Strength World
May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Honesty Loyalty

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