Dwight David Eisenhower

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"Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends."	Friends, Men, Military
"I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity."	Age, Death, Life
"Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion."	Acceptance, America, Honesty
"Oh, that lovely title, ex-president."	Love
"Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America."	America, Art, Hope
"Unless each day can be looked back upon by an individual as one in which he has had some fun, some joy, some real satisfaction, that day is a loss."	Happiness, Intelligence, Joy
"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."	Desires, Government, Men
"This desk of mine is one at which a man may die, but from which he cannot resign."	Death, Men
"As it is an ancient truth that freedom cannot be legislated into existence, so it is no less obvious that freedom cannot be censored into existence."	Freedom, Honesty, Liberty
"From this day forward, the millions of our schoolchildren will daily proclaim in every city and town, every village and rural schoolhouse, the dedication of our nation and our people to the Almighty." (On signing law for inclusion of the words 'under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance, 14 Jun 54)"	Age, Education, Law
"I have one yardstick by which I test every major problem-and that yardstick is: Is it good for America?"	America, Evil
"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both."	Miscellaneous
"Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can complel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together."	Ability, Adversity, Difficulty
"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight-it's the size of the fight in the dog."	Argument, Conflict, War
"The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office."	Football, Leadership, Military
"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."	Age, Guns, Military
"There's no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were."	Age, Death, Life
"No one should ever sit in this office over 70 years old, and that I know."	Age, Knowledge, Time
"There is nothing wrong with America that the faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of her citizens can not cure."	America, Faith, Freedom
"Don't join the book burners. Do not think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed."	Books
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Ability	Acceptance	Adversity
Age	America	Argument
Art	Books	Conflict
Courage	Death	Desires
Difficulty	Education	Evil
Excellence	Faith	Football
Freedom	Friends	Glory
Goals	Government	Guns
Happiness	History	Honesty
Hope	Intelligence	Intentions
Joy	Knowledge	Law
Leadership	Learning	Liberty
Lies	Life	Love
Loyalty	Men	Military
Miscellaneous	Monarchy	Peace
Reading	School	Sin
Sorrow	Stupidity	Success
Teaching	Time	Truth
Wants	War	Wisdom
Wishing	Women