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Dwight D. Eisenhower on fatherhood, character, and how to live

5 sourced quotes from Dwight D. Eisenhower, each with the original work, the year, and links to a primary or scholarly source you can check yourself. Selected for what they say to a man raising children.

“One circumstance that helped our character development: we were needed. I often think today of what an impact could be made if children believed…”
At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends, 1967
“'He that conquereth his own soul is greater than he who taketh a city.'... To this day I make it a practice to avoid hating anyone.”
At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends, 1967
“History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.”
First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1953, 1953
“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.”
First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1953, 1953
“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight—it's the size of the fight in the dog.”
Remarks at the Republican National Committee Breakfast, January 31, 1958, 1958

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Works quoted here: At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends, First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1953, Remarks at the Republican National Committee Breakfast, January 31, 1958.