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Patronage is almost a wicked word. By itself it could well-nigh defeat democracy.
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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Without God, there would be no American form of Government, nor an American way of life.
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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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One minute I'm exactly what Churchill described me the most powerful man in history. Now the Order's given, hell I'm just audience front row center to the shoe. But a Corporal on Juno, a Private on Utah there the ones who will affect the outcome not me. It's up to them now.
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Laughter can relieve tension, soothe the pain of disappointment, and strengthen the spirit for the formidable tasks that always lie ahead.
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We want democracy to survive for all generations to come, not to become the insolvent phantom of tomorrow.
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It is not enough to take this weapon out of the hands of soldiers. It must be put into the hands of those who will know how to strip its military casing and adapt it to the arts of peace.
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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.
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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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Never waste a minute thinking about people you don't like.
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The world must know what happened, and never forget.
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The unity of all who dwell in freedom is their only sure defense.
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Our economy is the result of millions of decisions we all make every day about producing, earning, saving, investing, and spending.
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Love of liberty means the guarding of every resource that makes freedom possible-from the sanctity of our families and the wealth of our soil to the genius [of] our scientists.
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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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Before all else, we seek, upon our common labor as a nation, the blessings of Almighty God.
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