What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight- it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERFreedom has been defined as the opportunity for self-discipline.
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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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Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong.
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We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.
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Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed – else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.
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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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Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.
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They may excuse failure but they will not excuse abandonment.
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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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We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.
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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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The world could be fixed of its problems if every child understood the necessity of their existence.
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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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I don’t like the idea of something where you have to depend upon the integrity of the man and not the integrity of the institution.
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The time has passed for dilly-dallying. We must demand satisfactory performance.
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Only Americans can hurt America.
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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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Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.
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Pessimism never won any battle.
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Those who take the extreme positions in American political and economic life are always wrong.
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Never question another man’s motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives.
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I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.
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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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The world is more like it is now then it ever has before.
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No man is worth your tears, but once you find one that is, he won’t make you cry.
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The problem is not merely man against man or nation against nation. It is man against war.
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