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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War settles nothing.

War settles nothing.

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...

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...

May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is...

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is...

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 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.

The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber...

The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber...

I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have...

I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have...

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.

Well, when you come down to it, I don't see that a reporter could do...

Well, when you come down to it, I don't see that a reporter could do...

The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a...

The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a...

This world of ours... must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and...

This world of ours... must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and...

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

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

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...

Our pleasures were simple - they included survival.

Our pleasures were simple - they included survival.

I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the...

I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the...

War settles nothing.

War settles nothing.

We need to decide that we will not go to war, whatever reason is conjured...

We need to decide that we will not go to war, whatever reason is conjured...

I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one...

I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one...