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They may excuse failure but they will not excuse abandonment.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Leadership People Yourself
The time has passed for dilly-dallying. We must demand satisfactory performance.
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Satisfaction Time
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.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Determination Foundation Moral Politics Power
Mob rule cannot be allowed to override the decisions of our courts.
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Decision Ourselves Rule
Freedom has been defined as the opportunity for self-discipline.
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Discipline Freedom
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
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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Leadership Responsibility Wrong
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.
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Future History Road
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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Myself People Right
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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Existence Government Potential Power Rise
Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked about such a thing.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Listen Myself Serious Talk War
Pessimism never won any battle.
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Battle Win
I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of the way and let them have it.
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Government Myself Peace Thinking
If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.
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Alone Attachment Blame
Neither a wise nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
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Brave Future Himself History Lie Man Wisdom
If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking, is freedom.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Freedom Prison Security

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