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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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Nov 12, 1956

And you have done so in a manner which demonstrates that economics and equity can be allies and not antagonists.

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Nov 12, 1956

If the day ever comes when sound economic policies fail to serve the ends of social justice, our form of society will be in grave jeopardy.

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Nov 3, 1956

I have noted with profound distress the reports which have reached me today from Hungary.

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Nov 3, 1956

I urge in the name of humanity and in the cause of peace that the Soviet Union take action to withdraw Soviet forces from Hungary immediately and to permit the Hungarian people to enjoy and exercise the human rights and fundamental…

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Nov 3, 1956

The Declaration of the Soviet Government of October 30, 1956, which restated the policy of non-intervention in internal affairs of other states, was generally understood as promising the early withdrawal of Soviet forces from Hungary.

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Nov 3, 1956

It is my hope that your representative will be in a position to announce at the Session today that the Soviet Union is preparing to withdraw its forces from that country and to allow the Hungarian people to enjoy the right to a government…

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Oct 20, 1956

I regret to find that this letter departs from accepted international practice in a number of respects.

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Oct 20, 1956

I still entertain the hope that direct communications between us may serve the cause of peace.

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Oct 20, 1956

Your statement with respect to the Secretary of State is not only unwarranted, but is personally offensive to me.

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Oct 20, 1956

We will continue unrelenting in our efforts to attain these goals.

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Oct 19, 1956

We merely want the opportunity for all men who love freedom to have it, to hold it, and to enjoy it.

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Oct 19, 1956

America is more prosperous, America is happier, than it was four years ago.

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