We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERIn preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.
More Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes
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A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
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Never send a battalion to take a hill if a regiment is available.
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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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No man is worth your tears, but once you find one that is, he won’t make you cry.
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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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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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We must achieve both security and solvency. In fact, the foundation of military strength is economic strength.
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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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We are ready in short, to dedicate our strength to serving the needs, rather than the fears, of the world.
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Those who take the extreme positions in American political and economic life are always wrong.
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If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.
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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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Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.
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I despise people who go to the gutter on either the right or the left and hurl rocks at those in the center.
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Wars are stupid and they can start stupidly.
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