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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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And now, as in no other age, we seek it [peace] because we have been warned, by the power of modern weapons, that peace may be the only climate possible for human life itself.
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In the final choice a soldier's pack is not so heavy as a prisoner's chains.
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The free world knows, out of the bitter wisdom of experience, that vigilance and sacrifice are the price of liberty.
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May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.
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If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.
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Probably no one here knows I coached a football team - a service team - playing against Georgetown. I think it was in the fall of 1924 Lou Little was your coach, and he beat us. But it was a very happy circumstance, because it brought me the friendship of another man, Lou Little, who to this day remains my very warm associate and friend.
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Through knowledge and understanding we will drive from the temple of freedom all who seek to establish over us thought control - whether they be agents of a foreign power or demagogues thirsty for personal power and public notice.
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Well, it's hard for a mere man to believe that woman doesn't have equal rights.
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Any survey of the free world's defense structure cannot fail to impart a feeling of regret that so much of our effort and resources must be devoted to armaments.
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There are no victories at discount prices.
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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 right of the individual to elect freely the manner of his care in illness must be preserved.
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We must be strong at home if we are going to be strong abroad. We understand that. So we want to be strong at home in our morale or in our spirit, we want to be strong intellectually, in our education, in our economy and, where necessary, militarily.
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Peace is more the product of our day-to-day living than of a spectacular program, intermittently executed.
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I shall make that trip. I shall go to Korea.
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This desk of mine is one at which a man may die, but from which he cannot resign.
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First, separate ground, sea and air warfare is gone forever. If ever again we should be involved in war, we will fight it in all elements, with all services, as one single concentrated effort.
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Among these treasures of our land is water-fast becoming our most valuable, most prized, most critical resource. A blessing where properly used-but it can bring devastation and ruin when left uncontrolled.
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Only by trusting in God can a man carrying responsibility find repose.
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