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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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Mar 14, 1954

Water uncontrolled, improperly used, can cause us more damage in this country, possibly, than almost any other single element.

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Mar 14, 1954

Only at our peril may we pursue a penny wise, pound foolish policy in regard to the Nation's security.

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Mar 14, 1954

The loss of revenue involved in this proposal would be a serious blow to your Government.

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Mar 14, 1954

The good American doesn't ask for favored position or treatment.

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Mar 14, 1954

Properly used, properly harnessed, it can be our greatest resource.

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Mar 9, 1954

I have confidence that he will place the facts as he understands them.

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Mar 9, 1954

Wherever Federal authority clearly extends, I will do the utmost that lies within my power to bring into living reality this expression of equality among all men.

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Mar 9, 1954

Our people do not want to make differentiations among people based upon inconsequential matters of nature involving color and race.

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Mar 9, 1954

With respect to these, I expressed certain convictions and determinations.

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Mar 9, 1954

I believe most sincerely in the statement of Lincoln that this nation was dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

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Mar 4, 1954

The performance of functions authorized by the said Mutual Security Act of 1951, as amended, without regard to the laws specified in the lettered subdivisions of sections 1 and 2 of this order will further the purposes of the said Mutual…

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Mar 1, 1954

Today the innermost longing of mankind is for peace; peace for all nations, for all men, everywhere.

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Feb 24, 1954

Improvement in Pakistan's defensive capability will also serve these interests and it is for this reason that our aid will be given.

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Feb 24, 1954

I send you this personal message because I want you to know about my decision to extend military aid to Pakistan before it is public knowledge and also because I want you to know directly from me that this step does not in any way affect…

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Feb 16, 1954

We are not trying to help anybody support and maintain colonialism.

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Feb 10, 1954

I am persuaded that a short visit to Korea by a select group of State executives who are constantly in direct touch with the American people would be highly beneficial.

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Feb 10, 1954

Our country, as you know, has an important stake in the fortunes and destiny of the Republic of Korea.

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Feb 10, 1954

The results of these endeavors will profoundly affect our leadership and prestige in the Far East and indeed throughout the free world.

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Feb 10, 1954

Their personal evaluation of our progress would provide the public with the essential knowledge and broad understanding to which it is entitled.

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Feb 9, 1954

I cannot conceive of a greater tragedy for America than to get heavily involved now in an all-out war in any of those regions, particularly with large units.

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Feb 9, 1954

No one could be more bitterly opposed to ever getting the United States involved in a hot war in that region than I am.

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