A people that values its privileges above its principals soon loses both.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President, 1953-1961
Taken from Eisenhower's 1st inaugural address, January 20, 1953
| We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. | |
| We must be willing, individually and as a Nation, to accept whatever sacrifices may be required of us. A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. | |
| .. Patriotism means equipped forces and a prepared citizenry. Moral stamina means more energy and more productivity, on the farm and in the factory. Love of liberty means the guarding of every resource that makes freedom possible—from the sanctity of our families and the wealth of our soil to the genius of our scientists. | |
| And so each citizen plays an indispensable role. |
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