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.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERWhat counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight- it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
More Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes
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The history of free men is never written by chance but by choice – their choice.
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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.
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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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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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Mob rule cannot be allowed to override the decisions of our courts.
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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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Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked about such a thing.
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War is mankind’s most tragic and stupid folly; to seek or advise its deliberate provocation is a black crime against all men.
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In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.
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There’s no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were.
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In most communities it is illegal to cry fire in a crowded assembly. Should it not be considered serious international misconduct to manufacture a general war scare in an effort to achieve local political aims?
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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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An atheist is a man who watches a Notre Dame – Southern Methodist University game and doesn’t care who wins.
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Only Americans can hurt America.
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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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