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.

Quote by Dwight D Eisenhower

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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...

History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.

History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.

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...

We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security.

We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security.

When you put on a uniform, there are certain inhibitions that you accept.

When you put on a uniform, there are certain inhibitions that you accept.

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...

There is no glory in battle worth the blood it costs.

There is no glory in battle worth the blood it costs.

Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass...

Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass...

Don't think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed.

Don't think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed.

Only strength can cooperate. Weakness can only beg.

Only strength can cooperate. Weakness can only beg.

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...

It is far more important to be able to hit the target than it is...

It is far more important to be able to hit the target than it is...

This desk of mine is one at which a man may die, but from which...

This desk of mine is one at which a man may die, but from which...

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.

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...

Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right...

Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right...

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

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.

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

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...