An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows.

Quote by Dwight D Eisenhower

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We are tired of aristocratic explanations in Harvard words.

We are tired of aristocratic explanations in Harvard words.

I have found out in later years that we were very poor, but the glory...

I have found out in later years that we were very poor, but the glory...

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

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.

We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.

We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.

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...

The United States strongly seeks a lasting agreement for the discontinuance of nuclear weapons tests....

The United States strongly seeks a lasting agreement for the discontinuance of nuclear weapons tests....

Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead...

Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead...

War settles nothing.

War settles nothing.

We are tired of aristocratic explanations in Harvard words.

We are tired of aristocratic explanations in Harvard words.

I'm saving that rocker for the day when I feel as old as I really...

I'm saving that rocker for the day when I feel as old as I really...

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.

Don't join the book burners. Do not think you are going to conceal thoughts by...

Don't join the book burners. Do not think you are going to conceal thoughts by...

Together we must learn how to compose differences, not with arms, but with intellect and...

Together we must learn how to compose differences, not with arms, but with intellect and...

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.

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.

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history...

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history...

My argument is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

My argument is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

Anything in history or nature that can be described as changing steadily can be seen...

Anything in history or nature that can be described as changing steadily can be seen...