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Freedom bestows on us the priceless gift of opportunity - if we neglect our opportunities we shall certainly lose our freedom.

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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I have just realized that it is due to you, and to Mr. James Thomas and his staff of the Army Navy Country Club that the putting green here on the White House lawn is already in such excellent condition. I assure you that I get a great deal of pleasure and relaxation out of using the green in an occasional late afternoon hour . . .
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The necessary and wise subordination of the military to civil power must be sustained.
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How far have we come in man's long pilgrimage from darkness toward light? Are we nearing the light-a day of freedom and of peace for all mankind? Or are the shadows of another night closing in upon us?
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The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth.
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By mutual respect, understanding and with good will we can find acceptable solutions to any problems which exist or may arise between us.
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Accomplishment will prove to be a journey, not a destination.
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Unless we progress, we regress.
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Every battle is going to surprise you. No plan ever survives contact with the enemy.
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I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.
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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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Never be more scared of the enemy than you think he is of you.
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Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well-trained, well-equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely
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I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency.
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No one should ever sit in this office over 70 years old, and that I know.
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Leadership is the ability to get a person to do what you want him to do, when you want it done, in a way you want it done, because he wants to do it.
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I deplore the need or the use of troops anywhere to get American citizens to obey the orders of constituted courts.
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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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Beware the influence of the military-industrial complex.
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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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As for myself and for the Secretary of State and others involved, including those in the Legislature, we stand ready to do anything, to meet with anyone, anywhere, as long as we may do so in self-respect, demanding the respect due this Nation, and there is any slightest idea or chance of furthering this great cause of peace.
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