Dwight Eisenhower actually said...

But this dependence must not tempt us to evade our personal responsibility to use every one of our individual and collective talents for the better discharge of our lifetime missions.

Context

Address at the Graduation Ceremonies, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York

06/06/1955

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