Dwight D. Eisenhower

The 34th President of the United States; also, a five-star general.

1. Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.

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3. An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows.

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4. In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless.
   But planning is indispensable.

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5. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.
   The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
   [In his Farewell Address.]

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6. May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

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7. What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight.
   It's the size of the fight in the dog that matters.

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