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DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERSo the world is again faced with the problem of armed aggression. Powerful dictatorships are attacking an exposed, but free, area.
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Freedom has been defined as the opportunity for self-discipline.
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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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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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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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The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions.
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Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.
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The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without.
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Those who take the extreme positions in American political and economic life are always wrong.
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Wars are stupid and they can start stupidly.
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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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A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.
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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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Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.
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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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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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The time has passed for dilly-dallying. We must demand satisfactory performance.
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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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Mob rule cannot be allowed to override the decisions of our courts.
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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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Never waste a minute thinking about people you don’t like.
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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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Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong.
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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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They may excuse failure but they will not excuse abandonment.
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We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.
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What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important.
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