I have one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that yardstick is: Is it good for America?

Quote by Dwight D Eisenhower

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The free world must not prove itself worthy of its own past.

The free world must not prove itself worthy of its own past.

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the...

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the...

Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will...

Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will...

Pessimism never won any battle.

Pessimism never won any battle.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

Our pleasures were simple - they included survival.

Our pleasures were simple - they included survival.

No one should ever sit in this office over 70 years old, and that I...

No one should ever sit in this office over 70 years old, and that I...

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether...

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether...

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...

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.

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...

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.

Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles...

Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles...

Unlike presidential administrations, problems rarely have terminal dates.

Unlike presidential administrations, problems rarely have terminal dates.

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

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