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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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Apr 11, 1960

I know that you share with me the hope that more such steps to expand State responsibility will be taken in the future.

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Apr 11, 1960

This legislation is a constructive step toward a better distribution of functions between the Federal Government and the States.

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Apr 11, 1960

I have often stressed the need to increase the functions and responsibilities of the States as a safeguard against excessive centralization of governmental power in this country.

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Apr 7, 1960

It is fitting that we should pause each year to observe Bataan Day and to remind ourselves that liberty and justice are, indeed, worth whatever price we may be called upon to pay.

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Apr 7, 1960

The goals of our two peoples - the spiritual and material welfare of the individual, a free society dedicated to peace and justice - are deeply ingrained.

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Mar 8, 1960

Whenever the Civil Service Commission (1) is unable to certify a sufficient number of names to permit the appointing officer to consider three eligibles for appointment to a fourth-class postmaster position in accordance with the regular…

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Feb 16, 1960

I urge employees of the Federal Government and members of the military establishments to continue their fine record in support of the Red Cross.

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Feb 6, 1960

It is no wonder that a nation so recently thrust into a position of world leadership is sometimes bewildered by its new role.

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Feb 6, 1960

We must first define these tasks and then understand what we must do to accomplish them.

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Jan 26, 1960

Republican conviction, since the days of Lincoln, has always held that people are supreme.

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Jan 26, 1960

Our party is determined that we will not allow a Federal take-over of America's institutions of learning.

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Jan 26, 1960

It is the unshakable aim of the Republican Party to make certain that your dollar will buy today and tomorrow as much as it did yesterday.

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Jan 11, 1960

I deem it imperative, therefore, that this restrictive ceiling be removed.

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Dec 21, 1959

I should like to have stayed here as many days as I have hours.

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Dec 21, 1959

I am quite sure that the traditional ties of friendship and the active cooperation ... will be stronger because of this visit.

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Dec 21, 1959

I should like to be able to send my personal gratitude and thanks to every individual who has come to this air field to bid me welcome yesterday, or goodbye today.

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Dec 13, 1959

Therefore, I propose a toast to the Shahinshah--may he continue to give wise leadership to his people.

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Dec 7, 1959

The world as we have known it is going to be different from what they are going to know.

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Dec 7, 1959

You as parents can have no more precious and worthwhile duty than to give them the opportunity to live so far as we can on a basis of a moral code that within human capabilities eliminates prejudices and misconceptions, misapprehension and…

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Dec 7, 1959

I think that I get no thrill in the world quite so much as whenever I see a group of Americans, particularly in another country.

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