Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in blood of his followers and sacrifices of his friends.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERHistory 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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May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.
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Never waste a minute thinking about people you don’t like.
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Pessimism never won any battle.
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Shot through the heart, and you’re to blame! you give love, a bad name.
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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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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.
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Never question another man’s motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives.
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If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.
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They may excuse failure but they will not excuse abandonment.
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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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Through knowledge and understanding, we will drive from the temple of freedom all those who seek to establish over us thought control, whether they be agents of a foreign state or demagogues thirsty for personal power and public notice.
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So the world is again faced with the problem of armed aggression. Powerful dictatorships are attacking an exposed, but free, area.
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Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong.
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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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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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