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Take your job seriously, but not yourself
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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This desk of mine is one at which a man may die, but from which he cannot resign.
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Censorship, in my opinion, is a stupid and shallow way of approaching the solution to any problem.
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In all those things which deal with people, be liberal, be human. In all those things which deal with the people's money or their economy or their form of government, be conservative.
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I know something about that war, and I never want to see that history repeated. But, my fellow Americans, it certainly can be repeated if the peace-loving democratic nations again fearfully practice a policy of standing idly by while big aggressors use armed force to conquer the small and weak.
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It is my personal conviction that almost any one of the newborn states of the world would far rather embrace Communism or any other form of dictatorship than acknowledge the political domination of another government, even though that brought to each citizen a far higher standard of living.
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I have one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that yardstick is: Is it good for America?
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Work should be for all of us a word as honorable and appealing as patriotism.
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From behind the Iron Curtain, there are signs that tyranny is in trouble and reminders that its structure is as brittle as its surface is hard.
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I would rather have a lucky general than a smart general.... They win battles, and they make me lucky.
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Freedom bestows on us the priceless gift of opportunity - if we neglect our opportunities we shall certainly lose our freedom.
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The one weapon every man, soldier, sailor, or airman should be able to use effectively is the rifle.
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In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.
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Character in many ways is everything in leadership. It is made up of many things, but I would say character is really integrity.
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I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it.
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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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We will accept nothing less than full Victory!
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