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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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Sep 30, 1953

I decided, in the minute or two that I should like to impose on you this morning, to resume the effort that I have been making now for 11 years.

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Sep 30, 1953

I don't believe Americans give up in the face of difficulties.

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Sep 30, 1953

WHEREAS in my opinion such disputes have resulted in a strike affecting a substantial part of the maritime industry, an industry engaged in trade, commerce, transportation, transmission, or communication among the several states and with…

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Sep 30, 1953

Please don't get discouraged when you feel no visible progress.

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Sep 30, 1953

I have the prerogative of disregarding advice, which I seem often to do.

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Sep 29, 1953

I think that the heart of America resents this kind of thing very deeply.

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Sep 29, 1953

For many years, I think, I personally have put my adverse conclusions on such a tax so far as the Federal Government is concerned, and made them public long before I ever thought that I would be in a place I had any responsibility about it.

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Sep 29, 1953

I intend to designate Governor Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the United States.

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Sep 29, 1953

I have constantly stated I will not participate in local campaigns.

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Sep 29, 1953

As you know, just before Congress adjourned, the administration asked that the debt limit be raised so as to provide the certainty that all bills could be met on time when presented.

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Sep 29, 1953

From the very beginning, from the moment of the unfortunate death of my great friend, Mr. Vinson, I have been thinking over this whole thing.

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Sep 29, 1953

We don't want any war, and anyone who has had certainly the kind of experience with war that I have had can say this with such a passion, almost, as to put war at the very last of any possible solutions to the world's difficulties.

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Sep 29, 1953

I believe we have gone far enough in this so you could say that the only possible tragedy greater than winning a war would be losing it.

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Sep 29, 1953

On balance, to my mind he is a man who will make a great Chief Justice; and so I selected him.

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Sep 28, 1953

The imposition of the import fees hereinafter proclaimed I's shown by such investigation of the Commission to be necessary in order that the entry of almonds described in the fifth recital of this proclamation will not render or tend to…

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Sep 26, 1953

For every united campaign is an inspiring symbol of that great characteristic of democracy-the volunteer spirit.

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Sep 26, 1953

In this spirit, citizens from all walks of life, of all religious faiths and racial backgrounds, unite annually to work and to give together.

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Sep 26, 1953

Every united campaign is an inspiring symbol of that great characteristic of democracy - the volunteer spirit.

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Sep 26, 1953

This is the spirit of a people dedicated to helping themselves--and to each other.

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Sep 24, 1953

National plans and preparations are of little value without active participation at local community levels.

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Sep 24, 1953

I continue to urge all Departments and Agencies to prepare for these exercises to the fullest extent possible.

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Sep 24, 1953

The need for effective civil defense planning is still vital to our national welfare.

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