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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)
1953: 350 quotes1954: 575 quotes1955: 357 quotes1956: 136 quotes1957: 143 quotes1958: 118 quotes1959: 93 quotes1960: 57 quotes1961: 7 quotes
Oct 19, 1956

All of us--America--must stand together, stand strong and be of one mind if we are, from our position of strength, going to lead really on the road of peace.

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Oct 19, 1956

The strength of our country must always be our first concern-its spiritual, intellectual, economic, and its military strength.

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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 16, 1956

Let us not forget, my friends, we keep defense forces to keep the peace.

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Oct 16, 1956

No--this is not a sick America, but a healthy America--not a weak nation, but a strong one--not a fearful people, but a confident one.

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Oct 16, 1956

We want to turn nuclear science to the production of power, to assist the doctors in their medical research, to agriculture, to industry, and so on.

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Oct 16, 1956

I hope sincerely that you advance your Lieutenant Governor, Mr. Anderson, to the Governor's chair.

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Oct 16, 1956

I have seen the smoky fury of our factories--rising to the skies, and proclaiming to the world that 66 million American workers are more prosperous and secure than ever in our history.

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Oct 11, 1956

I believe that if the laboring man today ... will look at the record, I think they will find nothing here that they can say this administration is their enemy; on the contrary, they are good friends.

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Oct 11, 1956

If I am not running the executive part of this Government, then I am the man that is mostly fooled in this Nation.

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Oct 11, 1956

Now, when I see what unions have done for the working man of America ... I don't have to have any doubt in my mind as to what they have done for America as a whole.

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