“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.”

— Dwight D. Eisenhower, First Inaugural Address, 1953

About Dwight D. Eisenhower

1890 – 1969

Thirty-fourth President of the United States and Supreme Allied Commander in Europe in World War II.

“Change based on principle is progress. Constant change without principle becomes chaos.”

“Kinship among nations is not determined in such measurements as proximity of size and age.”

“The freedom of the individual and his willingness to follow real leadership are at the core of America's strength.”

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”

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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.”

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“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”