"I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it."
― Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Government
― Dwight D. Eisenhower
More From 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 are a number of things wrong with Washington. One of them is that everyone is too far from home."
- "Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace."
More In Government
- "As someone who worked hard for a Labour victory in the 90s, do I regret it? Not really. It was bound to happen. And it’ll happen with the next government, and the one after it. Because all governments serve us. They serve the filth."― Stephen Fry
- "If you seek Hamilton’s monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson, but live in Hamilton’s country, a mighty industrial nation with a strong central government."― George Will
- "People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests."― James Bovard