Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.

Quote by Dwight D Eisenhower

Topics: History Quotes

Any man who wants to be president is either an egomaniac or crazy.

Any man who wants to be president is either an egomaniac or crazy.

When people speak to you about a preventive war, you tell them to go and...

When people speak to you about a preventive war, you tell them to go and...

Only Americans can hurt America.

Only Americans can hurt America.

Our forces saved the remnants of the Jewish people of Europe for a new life...

Our forces saved the remnants of the Jewish people of Europe for a new life...

I have only one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that...

I have only one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that...

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care...

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care...

We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.

We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.

Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to...

Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to...

From behind the Iron Curtain, there are signs that tyranny is in trouble and reminders...

From behind the Iron Curtain, there are signs that tyranny is in trouble and reminders...

May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

Unlike presidential administrations, problems rarely have terminal dates.

Unlike presidential administrations, problems rarely have terminal dates.

You have a row of dominoes set up; you knock over the first one, and...

You have a row of dominoes set up; you knock over the first one, and...

The purpose is clear. It is safety with solvency. The country is entitled to both.

The purpose is clear. It is safety with solvency. The country is entitled to both.

The sergeant is the Army.

The sergeant is the Army.

Ankles are nearly always neat and good-looking, but knees are nearly always not.

Ankles are nearly always neat and good-looking, but knees are nearly always not.

Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights...

Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights...

There are a number of things wrong with Washington. One of them is that everyone...

There are a number of things wrong with Washington. One of them is that everyone...

We are tired of aristocratic explanations in Harvard words.

We are tired of aristocratic explanations in Harvard words.

The world moves, and ideas that were once good are not always good.

The world moves, and ideas that were once good are not always good.

In the final choice a soldier's pack is not so heavy as a prisoner's chains.

In the final choice a soldier's pack is not so heavy as a prisoner's chains.