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“A nation's hope of lasting peace cannot be firmly based upon any race in armaments but rather upon just relations and honest understanding with all other nations.”

Quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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“A world that begins to witness the rebirth of trust among nations can find its way to a peace that is neither partial nor punitive. With all who will work in good faith toward such a peace, we are ready, with renewed resolve, to strive to redeem the near-lost hopes of our day.”

World Way Lost Nations Ready Strive Witness Resolve Rebirth Good Faith Lost Hope

Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower

“The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.”

People Ifs Persons Humility Modesty Modest

Author:E. W. Howe

“Against the dark background of the atomic bomb, the United States does not wish merely to present strength, but also the desire and the hope for peace.”

Doe States Desire Wish Dark United United States Backgrounds Bombs Atomic Bomb

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“As nuclear and other technological achievements continue to mount, the normal life span will continue to climb. The hourly productivity of the worker will increase.”

Normal Achievement Increase Workers Productivity Nuclear Climbs Technological Normal Life Life Span

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955

“Character in many ways is everything in leadership. It is made up of many things, but I would say character is really integrity.”

Way Made Character Integrity

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“Give us, we pray, the power to discern clearly right from wrong, and allow all our words and actions to be governed thereby, and by the laws of this land. Especially we pray that our concern shall be for all the people regardless of station, race, or calling.”

People Giving Action Law Race Land Praying Calling Concern Stations Our Words Words And Actions

Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower

“I believe we must be strong militarily, but beyond a certain point military strength can become a national weakness.”

Believe Certain Strong I Believe Military Weakness

Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower

“It is my personal conviction that almost any one of the newborn states of the world would far rather embrace Communism or any other form of dictatorship than acknowledge the political domination of another government, even though that brought to each citizen a far higher standard of living.”

World States Government Form Political Higher Citizens Standards Embrace Conviction Communism Acknowledge Dictatorship Domination Standards Of Living Newborn Higher Standards

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“Kinship among nations is not determined in such measurements as proximity of size and age. Rather we should turn to those inner things - call them what you will - I mean those intangibles that are the real treasures free men possess. To preserve his freedom of worship, his equality before law, his liberty to speak and act as he sees fit, subject only to provisions that he trespass not upon similar rights of others - a Londoner will fight. So will a citizen of Abilene. When we consider these things, then the valley of the Thames draws closer to the farms of Kansas and the plains of Texas.”

“Never be more scared of the enemy than you think he is of you.”

Thinking Enemy Scared

Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower