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I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Age: 78 †
Born: 1890
Born: October 14
Died: 1969
Died: March 28
34Th U.S. President
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Accomplishment will prove to be a journey, not a destination.
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Our best protection against bigger government in Washington is better government in the states.
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The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation, and profundity of character.
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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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To blend, without coercion, the individual good and the common good is the essence of citizenship in a free country.
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I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to sit in their living rooms for a whole half hour looking at my face on their television screens.
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I'm saving that rocker for the day when I feel as old as I really am.
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You did not tell me what you are doing athletically just now but I do hope that if your arm comes along next spring you can get it in good shape to try out for the pitching spot on the varsity. However, if you don't make it then I suggest you take up golf which after all is the best game of all of them.
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Any time we deny any citizen the full exercise of his constitutional rights, we are weakening our own claim to them.
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For a just and lasting peace, here is my solemn pledge to you: by dedication and patience we will continue, as long as I remain your President, to work for this simple - this single - this exclusive goal.
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Dollars and guns are no substitutes for brains and will power.
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