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

'Worry' is a word that I don't allow myself to use.

'Worry' is a word that I don't allow myself to use.

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.

War settles nothing.

War settles nothing.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative.

Disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative.

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 people of the world genuinely want peace. Some day the leaders of the world...

The people of the world genuinely want peace. Some day the leaders of the world...

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...

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's...

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's...