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Freedom Quotes by Dwight D. Eisenhower

46 Freedom quotes by Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Dwight D. Eisenhower warns against hiding truth and says knowledge of history protects freedom. He believes freedom must be earned daily in hearts, actions, and spirit, and cannot be forced by law or censorship. He stresses that respecting others' freedom and standing against evil keep the world peaceful.

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“Freedom has been defined as the opportunity for self-discipline.”

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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

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America is best described by one word, freedom.

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'peace and friendship, in freedom.'

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Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free.

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The free world must not prove itself worthy of its own past.

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The unity of all who dwell in freedom is their only sure defense.

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We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.

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May the light of freedom, coming to all darkened lands, flame brightly - until at last the darkness is no more.

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“The history of free men is never written by chance but by choice - their choice.”

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I call upon those who love freedom to stand with us now. Together we shall achieve victory.

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If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking...…

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Any time we deny any citizen the full exercise of his constitutional rights, we are weakening our own claim to them.

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History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.

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We view our Nation's strength and security as a trust, upon which rests the hope of free men everywhere.

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The free world knows, out of the bitter wisdom of experience, that vigilance and sacrifice are the price of liberty.

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We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom. And now, as in no other age, we seek it because…

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Freedom from fear and injustice and oppression will be ours only in the measure that men who value such freedom are ready…

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We are so proud of our guarantees of freedom in thought and speech and worship, that, unconsciously, we are guilty of one…

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As it is an ancient truth that freedom cannot be legislated into existence, so it is no less obvious that freedom cannot…

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Having established as our goals a lasting world peace with justice and the security of freedom on this earth, we must be…

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Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed…

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Love of liberty means the guarding of every resource that makes freedom possible-from the sanctity of our families and the wealth of…

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The supreme belief of our society is the dignity and freedom of the individual. To the respect of that dignity, to the…

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In vast stretches of the earth, men awoke today in hunger. They will spend the day in unceasing toil. And as the…

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And they can appreciate, through personal experience, that the really decisive battleground of American freedom is in the hearts and minds of…

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More than ever before, in our country, this is the age of the individual. Endowed with the accumulated knowledge of centuries, armed…

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To have a free, peaceful and prosperous world we must be ever stronger particularly in the spiritual things…It is American belief in…

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But we know that freedom cannot be served by the devices of the tyrant. As it is an ancient truth that freedom…

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Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign…

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And they can appreciate, through personal experience, that the really decisive battleground of American freedom is in the hearts and minds of…

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[T]he rule of law does more than ensure freedom from high-handed action by rulers. It ensures justice between man and man however…

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Kinship among nations is not determined in such measurements as proximity of size and age. Rather we should turn to those inner…

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It is well for us to pause, to acknowledge our debt to those who paid so large a share of freedom's price.

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To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others.

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There is nothing wrong with America that faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of her citizens cannot cure.

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To blend, without coercion, the individual good and the common good is the essence of citizenship in a free country.

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Change is the law of life and of relations between nations. When two great peoples such as ours, energetic and optimistic, live…

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“Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid…

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We have heard much of the phrase, peace and friendship. This phrase, in expressing the aspiration of America, is not complete. We…

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Knowledge-full, unfettered knowledge of its own heritage, of freedom's enemies, of the whole world of men and ideas-this knowledge is a free people's surest…

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The only way to win World War III is to prevent it.

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I’m going to pass a law that no one can ask me my golf score.

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For all that we cherish and justly desire - for ourselves or for our children - the securing of peace is the first requisite.

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Never waste a minute thinking about people you don't like.

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Do not needlessly endanger your lives until I give you the signal.

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