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“By our every action we must strive to make ourselves worthy of this trust, ever mindful that an accumulation of seemingly minor encroachments upon freedom gradually could break down the entire fabric of a free society.”
― Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford
― Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford
“It’s like Brecht says in his play In the Jungle of Cities, “In its natural state human skin is too thin for this world. So men take care to see it grows thicker.” Until finally he is bumping into things and not feeling them anymore.”
― Sonny Boy: A Memoir
― Sonny Boy: A Memoir
“As Michelangelo said, “Lord free me of myself so I may please you.”
― Sonny Boy: A Memoir
― Sonny Boy: A Memoir
“But I don’t have him anymore. Like the line says, one by one, our old friends are gone.”
― Sonny Boy: A Memoir
― Sonny Boy: A Memoir
“During his first summer in office, as if to demonstrate Elson’s claims, Eisenhower convened his cabinet to sign a document declaring that the United States drew its strength and vitality from the Bible. The following year, Congress added the words “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance and put “In God We Trust” on the nation’s postal stamps (and, later, its paper currency). Lest anyone fail to give credit where credit was due, Elson dedicated his book to Eisenhower, “who by personal example and public utterance is giving testimony to the reality of America’s spiritual foundations.”
― G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
― G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
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