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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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Jun 18, 1957

Today, we are all too conscious of the fact that human rights are better named than done.

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Jun 17, 1957

I think all of us realize there is no easy solution to all of the problems that beset our agriculture.

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Jun 17, 1957

I believe that the information, the statistical, political, commercial, industrial information that a farmer needs today in order to conduct his business properly can be gained only by day-by-day access to the best possible information on…

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Jun 17, 1957

I don't believe any public official has any greater responsibility than to do his best to get out to every segment of our population facts, statistics, the unvarnished truth about the world and about ourselves.

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Jun 12, 1957

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Universal Military Training and Service Act, I hereby prescribe the following amendments of the Selective Service Regulations.

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May 20, 1957

Even an America victorious in atomic war could scarcely escape disastrous destruction of her cities and a fearful loss of life.

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May 20, 1957

I know that you would not wish your government to take such a reckless gamble.

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May 20, 1957

The common label of 'foreign aid' is gravely misleading--for it inspires a picture of bounty for foreign countries at the expense of our own.

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May 20, 1957

We must seek less tragic, less costly ways to defend ourselves.

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May 5, 1957

I hereby approve such seal as the official seal of the United States Coast Guard.

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