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

Quote by Dwight D Eisenhower

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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...

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.

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.

Pessimism never won any battle.

Pessimism never won any battle.

The world moves, and ideas that were once good are not always good.

The world moves, and ideas that were once good are not always good.

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...

I deplore the need or the use of troops anywhere to get American citizens to...

I deplore the need or the use of troops anywhere to get American citizens to...

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.

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...

Ankles are nearly always neat and good-looking, but knees are nearly always not.

Ankles are nearly always neat and good-looking, but knees are nearly always not.

Disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative.

Disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative.

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

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...

You have a row of dominoes set up; you knock over the first one, and...

You have a row of dominoes set up; you knock over the first one, and...

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

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

Things have never been more like the way they are today in history.

Things have never been more like the way they are today in history.

The man who ventures to write contemporary history must expect to be attacked both for...

The man who ventures to write contemporary history must expect to be attacked both for...

Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for...

Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for...