And the other was this: the doctor did want to take off my leg because he thought it was necessary. But you must remember boys in those days were raised for two things: work, and then they made their play; and if you couldn't play baseball and box and play football, why, your life was ended. That was in our boyish minds.
Dwight D. EisenhowerThere are a number of things wrong with Washington. One of them is that everyone is too far from home.
Dwight D. EisenhowerHow can we appraise a proposal if the terms hurled at our ears can mean anything or nothing, and change their significance with the inflection of the voice? Welfare state, national socialism, radical, liberal, conservative, reactionary and a regiment of others ... these terms in today's usage, are generally compounds of confusion and prejudice. If our attitudes are muddled, our language is often to blame. A good tonic for clearer thinking is a dose of precise, legal definition.
Dwight D. EisenhowerLegislation to apply the principle of equal pay for equal work without discrimination because of sex is a matter of simple justice
Dwight D. Eisenhower