Dwight D. Eisenhower quotes and sayings
Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history.
Dwight D. Eisenhower quotes
- Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.
- In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
- Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from the corn field.
- If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.
- You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.
- We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.
- When you put on a uniform, there are certain inhibitions that you accept.
- Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.
- We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.
- The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it's usually lousy.