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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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Jul 2, 1957

I do stand firmly upon the idea I advanced, which is that Government alone cannot keep a stable economy; the Government alone cannot preserve a sound dollar.

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Jul 2, 1957

I really believe that all of us should get in to find those places we can save money, not only in eliminating some of the functions for which we are now compelled to make estimates, but to find out whether we can't do some of them cheaper.

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Jul 2, 1957

Generally speaking, though, I would say read Mr. Dulles' reaction to this, which I agree with.

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Jun 26, 1957

The rates or tariffs of fees and the regulations prescribed and any other actions taken by the Secretary of State under authority of this order shall be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

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Jun 26, 1957

This order shall not operate to amend, supersede, or terminate any rates or tariffs of fees, designations, or adaptations prescribed or made under authority of the said section 1745 and in force immediately prior to the issuance of this…

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Jun 25, 1957

I think the civil rights program is eminently reasonable and moderate.

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Jun 25, 1957

I would say this: I would hope that they would learn how to use clean bombs, and if they ever used any atomic bombs would use clean ones--for the simple reason that then at least the bombs used would be specific weapons instead of weapons…

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Jun 25, 1957

We have made an offer of a cessation of tests as an integral part of what we call a general first step toward disarmament.

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Jun 25, 1957

Well, only in this way: first of all, there are no definite plans for reductions anywhere else; but, as you know, for many months the military services have been working on redesigning of military organization to take advantage of the…

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Jun 25, 1957

I believe that any time we begin to think of war as an inescapable event of some future time, that we have become completely pessimistic on the future of humanity.

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Jun 25, 1957

Each of us has very great trouble understanding, but even so, I think we should not forget this: the Supreme Court is just as essential to our system of government as is the President or the Congress.

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Jun 25, 1957

I do regard this deliberate exposure of a governmental secret that is not an administrative secret, but involves the security of our country, most seriously.

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