I have found out in later years that we were very poor, but the glory of America is that we didn't know it then.

Quote by Dwight D Eisenhower

Topics: Dwight D Eisenhower Quotes

Things have never been more like the way they are today in history.

Things have never been more like the way they are today in history.

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...

The older I get the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking...

The older I get the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking...

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...

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final...

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final...

The sergeant is the Army.

The sergeant is the Army.

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

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.

Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do...

Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do...

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...

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

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.

Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because...

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because...

If the United Nations once admits that international disputes can be settled by using force,...

If the United Nations once admits that international disputes can be settled by using force,...

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...

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 most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon...

The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon...

The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what...

The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what...

There is no person in this room whose basic rights are not involved in any...

There is no person in this room whose basic rights are not involved in any...