In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

Quote by Dwight D Eisenhower

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I'm saving that rocker for the day when I feel as old as I really...

I'm saving that rocker for the day when I feel as old as I really...

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...

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...

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible,...

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible,...

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...

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

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...

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...

The sergeant is the Army.

The sergeant is the Army.

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...

Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to...

Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to...

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 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 clearest way to show what the rule of law means to us in everyday...

The clearest way to show what the rule of law means to us in everyday...

I have one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that yardstick...

I have one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that yardstick...

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 like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more...

I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more...

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...

War settles nothing.

War settles nothing.

We are tired of aristocratic explanations in Harvard words.

We are tired of aristocratic explanations in Harvard words.