In the final choice a soldier's pack is not so heavy as a prisoner's chains.

Quote by Dwight D Eisenhower

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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.

How far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend...

How far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

We are tired of aristocratic explanations in Harvard words.

We are tired of aristocratic explanations in Harvard words.

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 history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice; their...

The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice; their...

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.

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...

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...

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

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...

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...

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...

Only strength can cooperate. Weakness can only beg.

Only strength can cooperate. Weakness can only beg.

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...

Plans are nothing; planning is everything.

Plans are nothing; planning is everything.