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Eisenhower: So far as I am concerned that is the philosophy that should guide the American of every calling, no matter what it…

On the recordApril 29, 1955
So far as I am concerned that is the philosophy that should guide the American of every calling, no matter what it is--to place the long-term good of America, all America, above any immediate and selfish reason.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Cornerstone-Laying Ceremony for the American Federation of Labor Building.

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