649 Quotes by Dwight D. Eisenhower

In this war, which was total in every sense of the word, we have seen many great changes in military science. It seems to me that not the least of these was the development of psychological warfare as a specific and effective weapon.

As quickly as you start spending federal money in large amounts, it looks like free money.

I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency.

And the other was this: the doctor did want to take off my leg because he thought it was necessary. But you must remember boys in those days were raised for two things: work, and then they made their play; and if you couldn't play baseball and box and play football, why, your life was ended. That was in our boyish minds.

Disorganization can scarcely fail to result in efficiency.

My constant prayer, these days, as I start my backswing is, 'Oh, please let me swing slowly.' The trouble is that sometimes I wonder whether I swing at all; whether I am not strictly a chopper.

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.

You have a row of dominoes set up; you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is that it will go over very quickly.

I believe that without free enterprise there can be no democracy.