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The final battle against intolerance is to be fought - not in the chambers of any legislature - but in the hearts of men.

The final battle against intolerance is to be fought - not in the chambers of any legislature - but in the hearts of men.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Heart, Men, Battle
Address at the Hollywood Bowl, Beverly Hills, California, www.dwightdeisenhower.com. October 19, 1956.

The world moves, and ideas that were once good are not always good.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Moving, Ideas, Change Is Good

Plans are useless, but planning is essential.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preparation, Essentials, Useless

The teaching of their ancient belief is filled with truth for the present day. Its profound sense of justice, nation to nation, man to man, is an essential part of every religious and social order. The health of our society depends upon a deep and abiding respect for the basic commandments of the God of Israel.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Religious, Teaching, Men

Hope spurs humans everywhere to work harder to endure more now that the future may be better.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hard Work, Spurs, May

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.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Badass, Eye, Soldier
Order of the Day, 2 June 1944

The true purpose of education is to prepare young men and women for effective citizenship in a free form of government.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Men, Purpose, Citizenship
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1960). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953”, p.301, Best Books on

I feel like the fellow in jail who is watching his scaffold being built." (On construction of reviewing stands for inauguration of his successor John F Kennedy)

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Success, Jail, Age

The righteousness of men should be treated with the same respect that one would accord to a rattlesnake. Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Men, Should, Rattlesnakes

Ideas more than once have prevailed against naked power. Guns and aircraft alone do not make a state powerful. Unless force is backed up by the will of the great body of people it loses its meaning.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Powerful, Gun, Ideas

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.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dark, Desire, Wish
Atoms for Peace, delivered 8 December 1953, United Nations General Assembly

In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America's heritage and future. From this day forward, the millions of our schoolchildren will daily proclaim in every city and town, every village and every rural schoolhouse, the dedication of our nation and our people to the Almighty. In this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country's most powerful resource in peace and war.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Spiritual, Country, Religious
"The peculiar history of the Pledge of Allegiance" by Bob Greene, www.cnn.com. December 23, 2013.

Beware the influence of the military-industrial complex.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Military, Influence, Complexes
"Peace activists at The Hague decry $1.8tn global military spend in 2014" by Liz Ford, www.theguardian.com. April 29, 2015.

Art is a universal language and through it each nation makes its own unique contribution to the culture of mankind.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Art, Unique, Culture

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Friendship, Confidence, Humble
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Alfred Dupont Chandler, Louis Galambos (1978). “The papers: The chief of staff”

We are so proud of our guarantees of freedom in thought and speech and worship, that, unconsciously, we are guilty of one of the greatest errors that ignorance can make - we assume our standard of values is shared by all other humans in the world.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ignorance, Errors, Guarantees
"Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of Post-war American National Security Policy". Book by John Lewis Gaddis, 1982.

The one weapon every man, soldier, sailor, or airman should be able to use effectively is the rifle. It is always his weapon of personal safety in an emergency, and for many it is the primary weapon of offence and defense. Expertness in its use cannot be over emphasized.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gun, Men, Safety

Unlike presidential administrations, problems rarely have terminal dates.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Presidential, Politics, Administration
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1961). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1960-1961”, p.930, Best Books on

This operation is not being planned with any alternatives. This operation is planned as a victory, and that's the way it's going to be. We're going down there, and we're throwing everything we have into it, and we're going to make it a success.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ghetto, Sacrifice, Victory

The system is not intended as a substitute for private savings, pension plans, and insurance protection. It is, rather, intended as the foundation upon which these other forms of protection can be soundly built. Thus, the individual's own work, his planning and his thrift will bring him a higher standard of living upon his retirement, or his family a higher standard of living in the event of his death, than would otherwise be the case. Hence the system both encourages thrift and self-reliance, and helps to prevent destitution in our national life.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Retirement, Pension Plans, Self

In this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country's most powerful resource in peace and war.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Country, Spiritual, Powerful
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1960). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954”, p.563, Best Books on

Never send a battalion to take a hill if a regiment is available.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hills, Ifs, Available

Legislation to apply the principle of equal pay for equal work without discrimination because of sex is a matter of simple justice

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sex, Simple, Equal Pay
Eisenhower, Dwight D (1958). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956”, p.23, Best Books on

What the church should be telling the worker is that the first demand religion makes on him is that he should be a good workman. If he is a carpenter he should be a competent carpenter. Church by all means on Sundays-but what is the use of church if at the very center of life a man defrauds his neighbor and insults God by poor craftsmanship.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Life, Mean, Sunday

Never question another man's motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Men, Motive, Another Man