Recognition of the Supreme Being was the first - the most basic - expression of Americanism. Dwight D. Eisenhower More Quotes by Dwight D. Eisenhower More Quotes From Dwight D. Eisenhower Our best protection against bigger government in Washington is better government in the states. Dwight D. Eisenhower protectiongovernmentstates We have the disgrace of racial discrimination, or we have prejudice against people because of their religion. We have not had the courage to uproot these things, although we know they are wrong. Dwight D. Eisenhower discriminationprejudicepeople There are three stages of life: youth, maturity, and 'My, you're looking good!' Dwight D. Eisenhower youthmaturitythree Character in many ways is everything in leadership. It is made up of many things, but I would say character is really integrity. When you delegate something to a subordinate, for example, it is absolutely your responsibility, and he must understand this. You as a leader must take complete responsibility for what the subordinate does. I once said, as a sort of wisecrack, that leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well. Dwight D. Eisenhower leadershipintegritycharacter The world no longer has a choice between force and law; if civilization is to survive, it must choose the rule of law. Dwight D. Eisenhower choiceslawcivilization Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all. Dwight D. Eisenhower leadershipfearinspiring Never be more scared of the enemy than you think he is of you. Dwight D. Eisenhower scaredenemythinking In this hope, among the things we teach to the young are such truths as the transcendent value of the individual and the dignity of all people, the futility and stupidity of war, its destructiveness of life and its degradation of human values. Dwight D. Eisenhower stupiditywarpeople When people speak to you about a preventive war, you tell them to go and fight it. After my experience, I have come to hate war. Dwight D. Eisenhower hatewarpeace I despise people who go to the gutter on either the right or the left and hurl rocks at those in the center. Dwight D. Eisenhower guttersrockspeople Only Americans can hurt America. Dwight D. Eisenhower hurt-feelingshurtamerica A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done. Dwight D. Eisenhower leadershipfunnyart Mob rule can not be allowed to override the decisions of our courts. Dwight D. Eisenhower mob-rulepresidentialdecision Any man who wants to be president is either an egomaniac or crazy. Dwight D. Eisenhower crazymilitarylife In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. Dwight D. Eisenhower businessmilitarysuccess It is not a struggle merely of economic theories, or forms of government or of military power. At issue is the true nature of man. Either man is the creature whom the psalmist described as a little lower than the angels ... or man is a soulless, animated machine to be enslaved, used and consumed by the state for its own glorification. It is, therefore, a struggle which goes to the roots of the human spirit, and its shadow falls across the long sweep of man's destiny. Dwight D. Eisenhower militarystrugglefall ... four other pieces of equipment that most senior officers came to regard as among the most vital to our success in Africa and Europe were the bulldozer, the jeep, the 2--ton truck, and the C-47 airplane. Curiously, none of these is designed for combat. Dwight D. Eisenhower airplanesenioreurope The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth. Dwight D. Eisenhower strengthstrongspiritual An atheist is a man who watches a Notre Dame - Southern Methodist University game and doesn't care who wins. Dwight D. Eisenhower atheistsportsfunny Preparing for battle, plans were essential. But once the battle was joined, plans were useless. Dwight D. Eisenhower essentialsuselessbattle
