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Eisenhower

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Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. A member of the Republican Party, he was born in Kansas and rose to prominence as a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II. Eisenhower served as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe, overseeing the successful D-Day invasion and the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control.

Quotes by year · 195319611,836 total · peak 1954 (575)
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Jan 24, 1956

I do believe this: from the beginning I have pursued one policy

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Jan 24, 1956

I believe in the equality of opportunity for every citizen of the United States

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Jan 24, 1956

I think this is a matter that is appraised, certainly every week and sometimes every day

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Jan 24, 1956

I would like to see the intent on the part of the American people, after their attention is drawn to this thing, to cut it down somewhat each year

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Dec 31, 1955

Much of the training in profit schools was of poor quality.

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Nov 2, 1955

Under your reign the traditional ties of friendship and mutual understanding between our two countries, as well as the sympathetic cooperation of our peoples, have indeed been strengthened.

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Nov 2, 1955

The people of the United States join with me today in extending to Your Imperial Majesty heartiest congratulations on the 25th Anniversary of your accession to the throne and in sending best wishes for your continued health and happiness.

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Nov 2, 1955

I am confident that the mutual aspirations of our peoples will further enhance this relationship in the years to come.

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Aug 21, 1955

The heart of America is not going to stand still while other Americans are in distress and in need of help.

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Aug 11, 1955

I HAVE WITHHELD my approval from the bill (H.R. 1393) 'For the relief of the E. J. Albrecht Company.'

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Aug 11, 1955

I see nothing in these circumstances giving rise to equitable liability on the part of the government.

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Aug 11, 1955

There are no circumstances in this case that would serve to distinguish it from others wherein contractors with the United States have suffered losses for which the government was not responsible.

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Aug 11, 1955

The continued success of the policy of awarding public contracts by competitive bids depends, of course, on the knowledge that successful bidders will be held to their bids with the same strictness as if they were dealing with private…

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Aug 3, 1955

I think that the whole record of both the 83d and 84th Congresses in this respect has been commendable.

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Aug 3, 1955

We must make progress, and it will be my earnest effort as quickly as the next Congress opens, to bring these things very emphatically to the attention of both the House and the Senate.

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Aug 3, 1955

The answer is that there was no special legislation passed for General White.

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Aug 3, 1955

I wouldn't say 'serious threat', but let us remember that any free economy is always in a situation of balance.

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Aug 3, 1955

The change of nomenclature is without significance, because possibly--I wasn't even personally aware of any change.

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Jul 21, 1955

World-wide interest in overcoming poverty and ignorance is growing by leaps and bounds.

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Jul 21, 1955

In America, the fervent belief in freedom of thought, of expression, and of movement is a vital part of our heritage.

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Jul 21, 1955

Today we meet to discuss methods of normalizing and increasing the contacts between our nations in many fields.

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Jul 19, 1955

In the meantime, I hope that everybody who gets a chance to see this one, will learn that there are really many, many ways in which atomic science can be used for the benefit of mankind and not destruction.

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Jul 19, 1955

I hope that private business and professional men throughout the world will take an interest, and provide an incentive in finding new ways that this new science can be used.

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