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To Have A Free, Peaceful And Prosperous World We Must Be Ever Stronger Particularly In The Spiritual Things....it Is American Belief In Decency And Justice And Progress And The Value Of Individual Liberty Because Of The Rights Conferred On Each Of Us By Our Creator That Willcarry Us Through.... There Must Be Something In The Heart As Well As The Head.

-Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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To Have A Free, Peaceful And Prosperous World We Must Be Ever Stronger Particularly In The Spiritual Things....it Is American Belief In Decency And Justice And Progress And The Value Of Individual Liberty Because Of The Rights Conferred On Each Of Us By Our Creator That Willcarry Us Through.... There Must Be Something In The Heart As Well As The Head.

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American Veterans

America's Leadership And Prestige Depend, Not Merely Upon Our Unmatched Material Progress, Riches And Military Strength, But On How We Use Our Power In The Interests Of World Peace And Human Betterment.

Every Gathering Of Americans-whether A Few On The Porch Of A Crossroads Store Or Massed Thousands In A Great Stadium-is The Possessor Of A Potentially Immeasurable Influence On The Future.

The Only Answer To A Regime That Wages Total Cold War Is To Wage Total Peace.

Soldiers, Sailors And Airmen Of The Allied Expeditionary Force! You Are About To Embark Upon The Great Crusade, Toward Which We Have Striven These Many Months. The Eyes Of The World Are Upon You.

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We Are Not Saints. We Know We Make Mistakes, But At Least Our Heart Is With The Right Cause.

I Was Against It On Two Counts. First, The Japanese Were Ready To Surrender, And It Wasn't Necessary To Hit Them With That Awful Thing. Second, I Hated To See Our Country Be The First To Use Such A Weapon.

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There Is No Such Thing As Human Superiority.

Never Be More Scared Of The Enemy Than You Think He Is Of You.

Organizations Cannot Make A Genius Out Of An Incompetent. On The Other Hand, Disorganization Can Scarcely Fail To Result In Efficiency.

War Is A Grim, Cruel Business, A Business Justified Only As A Means Of Sustaining The Forces Of Good Against Those Of Evil.

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War Is A Contest, And You Finally Get To A Point Where You Are Talking Merely About Race Suicide, And Nothing Else.

I Like To Believe That People In The Long Run Are Going To Do More To Promote Peace Than Our Governments. Indeed, I Think That People Want Peace So Much That One Of These Days Governments Had Better Get Out Of The Way And Let Them Have It.

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Your Country, My Country - Each Is A Better And Stronger And More Influential Nation Because Each Can Rely Upon Every Resource Of The Other In Days Of Crisis. Beyond This, Each Can Work And Grow And Prosper With The Other Through Years Of Quiet Peace.

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The One Quality That Can Be Developed By Studious Reflection And Practice Is The Leadership Of Men.

The Building Of Such A Peace Is A Bold And Solemn Purpose. To Proclaim It Is Easy. To Serve It Will Be Hard. And To Attain It, We Must Be Aware Of Its Full Meaning - And Ready To Pay Its Full Price.

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