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“So long as we govern our nation by the letter and spirit of the Bill of Rights, we can be sure that our nation will grow in strength and wisdom and freedom.”

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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“Why are we proud? We are proud, first of all, because from the beginning of this Nation, a man can walk upright, no matter who he is, or who she is. He can walk upright and meet his friend - or his enemy; and he does not fear that because that enemy may be in a position of great power that he can be suddenly thrown in jail to rot there without charges and with no recourse to justice. We have the habeas corpus act, and we respect it.”

Men Firsts May Doe Matter Nations Justice Walks Enemy Position Proud Thrown Jail Great Power Recourse Corpus Habeas Corpus

Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower

“We ... must avoid the impulse to live only for today, plundering for our own ease and convenience the precious resources of tomorrow.”

Today Peace Tomorrow Resources Impulse Ease Convenience Military Industrial Complex Farewell Address

Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain.”

Has Beens Remember Effort Sacrifice Air Sea Tasks Endure Vain Preserves Shore Heritage Promoting

Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower

“More than any single action by the government since the end of the war, this one would change the face of America with straightaways, cloverleaf turns, bridges, and elongated parkways. Its impact on the American economy-the jobs it would produce in manufacturing and construction, the rural areas it would open up-was beyond calculation.”

War Ends Government Action Jobs America Faces Turns Economy Produce Areas Impact Bridges Construction Manufacturing Calculations American Economy Rural Areas

Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Morale is the greatest single factor in successful wars.”

War Successful Factors Morale

Book:Crusade in Europe

Source: Crusade in Europe

“Politics should be the part-time profession of every citizen.”

Should Time Politics Citizens Libertarian Profession Libertarianism Limited Government Part Time Rights And Privileges

Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower

“When you appeal to force, there's one thing you must never do - lose.”

War Force Loses One Thing Appeals

Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower

“May we grow in strength — without pride in self. May we, in our dealings with all peoples of the earth, ever speak truth and serve justice. And so shall America — in the sight of all men of good will — prove true to the honorable purposes that bind and rule us as a people in all this time of trial through which we pass.”

May Earth Speak Justice Speak The Truth Dealings

Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Before all else, we seek, upon our common labor as a nation, the blessings of Almighty God.”

Nations Common Blessing Labor Almighty Almighty God

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957

“I had been conscious a feeling of depression and so I voiced to [Secretary Of War Stimson] my grave misgivings, first on the basis of my belief that Japan was already defeated and that dropping the bomb was completely unnecessary, and secondly because I thought that our country should avoid shocking world opinion by the use of a weapon whose employment was, I thought, no longer mandatory as a measure to save American lives. It was my belief that Japan was, at this very moment, seeking a way to surrender with a minimum loss of 'face.'”

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