"The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands shoul…"

"Some people wanted me to be a politician. I wanted to be a soldier. And I've always been a soldier."

"The path to peace is not an easy one. It is fraught with peril and uncertainty."

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

"Ike's got a big grin, but there's a lot of steel behind it."