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EISENHOWER Politics is a profession; a serious, complicated and, in its true sense, a noble one. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER I'm saving that rocker for the day when I feel as old as I am. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Pessimism never won any battle. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Leadership: the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.... DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER When people speak to you about a preventive war, you tell them to go and fight it. After my experien... DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Among these treasures of our land is water--fast becoming our most valuable, most prized, most criti... DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER People talk about the middle of the road as though it were unacceptable. Actually, all human problem... DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the... DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of th... DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation... DWIGHT D EISENHOWER Organizations cannot make a genius out of an incompetent. On the other hand, disorganization can ... DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Don't think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Ankles are nearly always neat and good-looking, but knees are nearly always not. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER I deplore the need or the use of troops anywhere to get American citizens to obey the orders of cons... DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER