In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Battle Preparation War

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Eisenhower, Dwight D. Quoted in Six Crises, written by Richard Nixon. Doubleday, 1962.

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This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience... We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Medium
Speech
Genre
Presidential farewell address Political speech
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Language
English
Time
1961 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Eisenhower, Dwight D. Farewell address. 17 Jan. 1961, The White House, Washington, DC, USA. Broadcast.

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Sometimes I think this country would be better off if we could just saw off the Eastern Seaboard and let it float out to sea.

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Culture war American politics
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Barry Goldwater
Source
Washington Star
Language
English
Time
1961 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Goldwater, Barry. Quoted in Saturday Evening Post. 31 Aug. 1963.

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I love the smell of napalm in the morning.

Apocalypse Now

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Vietnam War Napalm War
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Actor
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Source
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Medium
Film
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1979 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Apocolypse Now. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Omni Zoetrope, 1979.