Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

Quote by Dwight D Eisenhower

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If the United Nations once admits that international disputes can be settled by using force,...

If the United Nations once admits that international disputes can be settled by using force,...

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

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...

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...

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 best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a...

The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a...

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.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

I shall make that trip. I shall go to Korea.

I shall make that trip. I shall go to Korea.

'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 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...

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

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

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.

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...

Pessimism never won any battle.

Pessimism never won any battle.

There is no person in this room whose basic rights are not involved in any...

There is no person in this room whose basic rights are not involved in any...

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...

There are a number of things wrong with Washington. One of them is that everyone...

There are a number of things wrong with Washington. One of them is that everyone...

The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what...

The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what...