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Today In America, Unions Have A Secure Place In Our Industrial Life. Only A Handful Of Reactionaries Harbor The Ugly Thought Of Breaking Unions And Depriving Working Men And Women Of The Right To Join The Union Of Their Choice. I Have No Use For Those - Regardless Of Their Political Party - Who Hold Some Vain And Foolish Dream Of Spinning The Clock Back To Days When Organized Labor Was Huddled, Almost As A Hapless Mass. Only A Fool Would Try To Deprive Working Men And Women Of The Right To Join The Union Of Their Choice.

-Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Today In America, Unions

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Today In America, Unions Have A Secure Place In Our Industrial Life. Only A Handful Of Reactionaries Harbor The Ugly Thought Of Breaking Unions And Depriving Working Men And Women Of The Right To Join The Union Of Their Choice. I Have No Use For Those - Regardless Of Their Political Party - Who Hold Some Vain And Foolish Dream Of Spinning The Clock Back To Days When Organized Labor Was Huddled, Almost As A Hapless Mass. Only A Fool Would Try To Deprive Working Men And Women Of The Right To Join The Union Of Their Choice.

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. . .a Sense Of Humor Can Be A Great Help-particularly A Sense Of Humor About (oneself). William Howard Taft Joked About His Own Corpulence And People Loved It; Took Nothing From His Inherent Dignity. Lincoln Eased Tense Moments With Bawdy Stories, And Often Poked Fun At Himself-and History Honors Him For This Human Quality. A Sense Of Humor Is Part Of The Art Of Leadership, Of Getting Along With People, Of Getting Things Done.

The Clearest Way To Show What The Rule Of Law Means To Us In Everyday Life Is To Recall What Has Happened When There Is No Rule Of Law.

We Need An Adequate Defense, But Every Arms Dollar We Spend Above Adequacy Has A Long-term Weakening Effect Upon The Nation And Its Security.

The Spirit Of Man Is More Important Than Mere Physical Strength, And The Spiritual Fiber Of A Nation Than Its Wealth. The Bible Is Endorsed By The Ages. Our Civilization Is Built Upon Its Words. In No Other Book Is There Such A Collection Of Inspired Wisdom, Reality, And Hope.

When We Get To The Point, As We One Day Will, That Both Sides Know That In Any Outbreak Of General Hostilities, Regardless Of The Element Of Surprise, Destruction Will Be Both Reciprocal And Complete, Possibly We Will Have Sense Enough To Meet At The Conference Table With The Understanding That The Era Of Armaments Has Ended And The Human Race Must Conform Its Actions To This Truth Or Die.

I Call Upon Those Who Love Freedom To Stand With Us Now. Together We Shall Achieve Victory.

Through Knowledge And Understanding We Will Drive From The Temple Of Freedom All Who Seek To Establish Over Us Thought Control - Whether They Be Agents Of A Foreign Power Or Demagogues Thirsty For Personal Power And Public Notice.

Innovations And Discoveries Have Created New Industries Giving More And More Americans Better Jobs And Adding Greatly To The Prosperity And Well Being Of All.

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