Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight D. Eisenhower, (1890-1969), 34th US President, WWII General

Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote

“Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed—else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.”

Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight D. Eisenhower
~ Dwight D. Eisenhower

speech to English Speaking Union, London, England 1944.

Ratings and Comments


J Carlton, Calgary

Appropriate to its time. I wonder what Eisenhower would have thought of the Government policy of creating a nation of state educated dependants who have no concept of freedom.

Waffler, Smith

Freedom like the Constitution is a living thing.

E Archer, NYC

It is in the hearts and minds of the People that Liberty lives or dies. The Constitution is a charter of the People to form a government -- it is only 'alive' if it is observed otherwise it is mute and without a constituency. The purpose of the Constitution is to protect the liberty of the People -- when it is used to justify dictating to the People what they may or may not plant, eat, inhale, see, read, listen to, watch, where they may or may not go, work, play, explore ... then you have the Old World order of rulers and subjects -- nothing could be further from the intention of the Constitution.

J Carlton, Calgary

Waffler, Freedom is a law of nature. The Constitution is a founding document, an enshrinement of principle set in place for all time.

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