649 Quotes by Dwight D. Eisenhower

I have found out in later years that we were very poor, but the glory of America is that we didn't know it then.

I do not believe that any political campaign justifies the declaration of a moratorium on ordinary common sense.

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.

We are not saints. We know we make mistakes, but at least our heart is with the right cause.

I have spent my life in the study of military strength as a deterrent to war, and in the character of military armaments necessary to win a war. The study of the first of these questions is still profitable, but we are rapidly getting to the point that no war can be won.

The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.

Organizations cannot make a genius out of an incompetent. On the other hand, disorganization can scarcely fail to result in efficiency.

As nuclear and other technological achievements continue to mount, the normal life span will continue to climb. The hourly productivity of the worker will increase.

Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to be ready to speak at the drop of a hat, and I learned something more, the trustees were expected to be ready to speak at the passing of the hat.