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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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Forces of good and evil are massed and armed and opposed as rarely before in history. Freedom is pitted against slavery lightness against the dark... In the final choice, a soldier's pack is not so heavy a burden as a prisoner's chains.
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The world no longer has a choice between force and law if civilization is to survive, it must choose the rule of law.
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More than any single action by the government since the end of the war, this one would change the face of America with straightaways, cloverleaf turns, bridges, and elongated parkways. Its impact on the American economy-the jobs it would produce in manufacturing and construction, the rural areas it would open up-was beyond calculation.
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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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I have found out in later years that we were very poor, but the glory of America is that we didn't know it then.
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I will not get into a pissing contest with that skunk [Joseph McCarthy].
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The proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene.
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The hand of the aggressor is stayed by strength - and strength alone.
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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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Plans are useless, but planning is essential.
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Having established as our goals a lasting world peace with justice and the security of freedom on this earth, we must be prepared to make whatever sacrifices are demanded as we pursue this path to its end.
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You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.
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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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Without a doubt, psychological warfare has proven its right to a place of dignity in our military arsenal.
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Our American heritage is threatened as much by our own indifference as it is by the most unscrupulous office or by the most powerful foreign threat. The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter.
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When you appeal to force, there's one thing you must never do - lose.
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I was against it on two counts. First, the Japanese were ready to surrender, and it wasn't necessary to hit them with that awful thing. Second, I hated to see our country be the first to use such a weapon.
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Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to be ready to speak at the drop of a hat, and I learned something more, the trustees were expected to be ready to speak at the passing of the hat.
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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. Though you follow the trade of the warrior, you do so in the spirit of Washington - not of Genghis Khan. For Americans, only threat to our way of life justifies resort to conflict.
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A good teacher is one who can understand those who are not very good at explaining, and explain to those who are not very good at understanding.
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