Dwight D. Eisenhower1890–1969The quotations of
Dwight D. Eisenhower
President of the United States from 1953 to 1961
1890–1969
71 quotes, most often on War & Peace, Politics and Freedom. Part of the U.S. Presidents collection.
- State of the Union Address (February 2, 1952)
- Speech at Guildhall, London (12 June 1945)
The world moves, and ideas that were good once are not always good.
Press Conference, Washington, D.C.There is one thing about being President — nobody can tell you when to sit down.
Change based on principle is progress. Constant change without principle becomes chaos.
Address at the Cow Palace on Accepting the Nomination of the Republican National Convention (August 23, 1956)- Remarks at Republican National Committee Breakfast (31 January 1958)
- On his stated opposition to the use of the atomic bomb against the Japanese at the end of World War II, as quoted in Newsweek (11 November 1963), p. 107
- Address at a Rally in the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington (October 17, 1956)
May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.
Address at the Columbia University National Bicentennial Dinner, New York City. (31 May 1954)If civilization is to survive, it must choose the rule of law.
Presidential Statement on the Observation of Law Day (30 April 1958)The hand of the aggressor is stayed by strength — and strength alone.
A speech at an English Speaking Union Dinner (3 July 1951)- Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Developments in Eastern Europe and the Middle East (October 31, 1956)
- Graduation Exercises at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, U.S. (3 June 1947)
