Dwight D. Eisenhower

If men can develop weapons that are so terrifying as to make the thought of global war include almost a sentence for suicide, you would think that man's intelligence and his comprehension... would include also his ability to find a peaceful solution. ”

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

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

Plans are nothing; planning is everything. ”

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

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership. ”

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office. ”

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. ”

The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth. ”

It is far more important to be able to hit the target than it is to haggle over who makes a weapon or who pulls a trigger. ”