As we peer into society's future, we -- you and I, and our government -- must avoid the impulse to live only for today, plundering, for our own ease and convenience, the precious resources of tomorrow. We cannot mortgage the material assets of our grandchildren without risking the loss also of their political and spiritual heritage. We want democracy to survive for all generations to come, not to become the insolvent phantom of tomorrow.

Dwight Eisenhower

Dwight had the insight. Too bad not heeded.

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Originally posted by JoeProphet:
Dwight had the insight. Too bad not heeded.

David Dwight Eisenhower
Nationality American
Political party Republican

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Originally posted by ss_287:

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Originally posted by JoeProphet:
Dwight had the insight. Too bad not heeded.

David Dwight Eisenhower
Nationality American
Political party Republican

Would he actually count as a Republican by the standards of today though?

As for his supposed insight I'm not so sure. His hindsight was good though, he did later admit that his handling of Suez was a mistake.