I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.

Quote by Dwight D Eisenhower

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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...

We are tired of aristocratic explanations in Harvard words.

We are tired of aristocratic explanations in Harvard words.

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.

We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the...

We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the...

May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

There is nothing wrong with America that faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of...

There is nothing wrong with America that faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of...

The sergeant is the Army.

The sergeant is the Army.

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...

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 have found out in later years that we were very poor, but the glory...

I have found out in later years that we were very poor, but the glory...

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

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

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.

Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.

Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.

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.

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...

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...

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...

If men can develop weapons that are so terrifying as to make the thought of...

If men can develop weapons that are so terrifying as to make the thought of...

It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value

It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value

During emergencies learned ones make efforts using their intelligence.

During emergencies learned ones make efforts using their intelligence.