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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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Oct 7, 1953

But we are never going to make real progress unless the educational people, and groups, and institutions of all countries see this problem and get into it to help.

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Oct 7, 1953

So, haltingly as I have expressed my simple thoughts, I hope that they help convince you that I am delighted to see you here, to see people trained in the processes of education, people of great minds meeting here to exchange ideas of how…

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Oct 7, 1953

This titanic force must be reduced to the fruitful service of mankind.

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Oct 7, 1953

It is my hope, my earnest prayer, that this country will never again be engaged in war.

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Oct 5, 1953

I hereby determine that up to $5,000,000 worth of agricultural commodities shall be made available out of the stocks of the Commodity Credit Corporation and transferred to meet the urgent relief requirements of Bolivia.

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Oct 5, 1953

Men of faith everywhere must gain a broader understanding of these potentials, both destructive and constructive.

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Oct 5, 1953

We know—and all the world constantly reminds us—that the future well-being of humanity depends directly upon America’s leadership.

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Oct 5, 1953

That faith, immeasurable and imponderable, daily exemplified in millions of American families, is the prime strength of our great Nation.

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Oct 5, 1953

Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world, must first come to pass in the heart of America.

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Oct 5, 1953

This audience peculiarly symbolizes the smallest and the most important of these units—the American family.

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Oct 4, 1953

His name is a symbol of integrity in his profession, and--for all citizens--a living testimony to patriotism.

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Oct 4, 1953

I remember him as a reporter who won the devotion of millions merely by writing the familiar everyday facts of life as he saw them.

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Oct 4, 1953

Both in war and in peace, Ernie Pyle conceived it his duty to write the truth with the vigor of simplicity.

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Oct 4, 1953

I am proud to join in this testimonial to him by so many of his colleagues.

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Oct 4, 1953

I met Ernie Pyle in the midst of war and counted him my good friend.

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Oct 4, 1953

I therefore direct you, pursuant to the provisions of Section 208 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, to petition in the name of the United States any District Court of the United States having jurisdiction of the parties to…

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Oct 4, 1953

I remember him as a man of small stature, of high courage, of great understanding and love for his fellows.

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Sep 30, 1953

It was in early June in London, England, 1942, and it was my first real war contact of that war with the Red Cross.

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Sep 30, 1953

I thank you very much for the honor of being invited to participate in the dedication of this building to that kind of purpose.

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Sep 30, 1953

No matter what happens, no matter what things look like at the moment, please keep going.

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