Dwight D. Eisenhower

"Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed."

"A leader is one who acts on the belief that the future can be better than the past."

"The most important thing in life is to find out what is important to you."

"Peace is more precious than diamonds or silver or gold."

"The clearest way to show what the rule of law means to us is to observe what happens when it is absent."

"No nation can long endure half slave and half free."

"If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave."

"The history of the world is really the history of great conversations."

"A society is only as strong as the strength of its men."

"Achievement comes through the effort of others."

"Accomplishment comes through good people working for a common purpose."

"The most important qualification of a leader is moral authority."

"Freedom is an endless task."

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

"The spirit of man is more important than mere physical power."

"A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but by the men it honors."

"The difference between a great man and a good man is the difference between ambition and integrity."

"We are not just fighting against Communism; we are fighting for something positive."

"An individual without information cannot take responsibility; an individual with information cannot help but take responsibility."

"Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible."

"The world must avoid war at almost any cost, but it must equally avoid the cost of war without actually fighting it."

"Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong."

"Freedom is a hard-bought thing; it requires eternal vigilance."

"The principle of give and take is the only one that works in human relations."

"In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom."

"A man cannot climb out of his station."

"Democracy cannot survive if the people do not believe in themselves."

"The best morale exists when you never hear the word mentioned."

"Democracy is like a small boat in a storm; you cannot abandon it just because the waves are high."

"The purpose of our schools is to develop productive members of society."