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

—Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Dwight David Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. A member of the Republican Party, he was renowned as a World War II general who commanded Allied forces in Operation Torch and...

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Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America.

—Dwight D. Eisenhower

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

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I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to sit in their living rooms for a whole half hour looking at my face on their television screens.

—Dwight D. Eisenhower

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A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.

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

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America is the greatest, freest and most decent society in existence. It is an oasis of goodness in a desert of cynicism and barbarism. This country, once an experiment unique in the world, is now the last best hope for the world.

—Dinesh D'Souza

The trouble with America is that there are far too many wide-open spaces surrounded by teeth.

—Charles Luckman

I see America, not in the setting sun of a black night of despair ahead of us, I see America in the crimson light of a rising sun fresh from the burning, creative hand of God. I see great days ahead, great days possible to men and women of will and vision.

—Carl Sandburg

There's the country of America, which you have to defend, but there's also the idea of America. America is more than just a country, it's an idea. An idea that's supposed to be contagious.

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.

—Bill Clinton

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