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.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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The world is more like it is now then it ever has before.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Philosophy World
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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Dog Fight Necessary
Worry is a word that I don’t allow myself to use.
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Myself Word Worry
They may excuse failure but they will not excuse abandonment.
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Failure Leaving
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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Integrity Leadership Possible Quality Success
You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership.
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Leadership People Yourself
Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong.
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Politics Right Wrong
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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Hate Live Myself Stupidity War
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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Listen Myself Serious Talk War
The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions.
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Easy Search
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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Children Death Life Tragedy
Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.
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Justice One Liner Peace
Never question another man’s motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives.
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Action Man Wisdom
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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Force Justice Man Peace Protection
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
Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.
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Blessing Greatness
Never waste a minute thinking about people you don’t like.
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People Thinking Waste Yourself
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
If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.
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Alone Attachment Blame
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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Control Establish Freedom Knowledge Power Seek Understand
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
Never send a battalion to take a hill if a regiment is available.
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Choice War
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone.
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Alone Money War Weapon World
Those who take the extreme positions in American political and economic life are always wrong.
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Life Power Wrong
May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.
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Honesty Loyalty
Only Americans can hurt America.
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Hurt Nation One Liner
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.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Company Learning Yourself

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