Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Battle plans

Speaker

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Eisenhower, Dwight D. Remarks at the National Defense Executive Reserve Conference. National Defense Executive Reserve Conference. 14 Nov. 1957, Washington DC, USA.

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I doubt whether any of these people, with their academic or dogmatic hatred of war, detest it as much as I do. They probably have not seen the bodies rotting on the ground and smelled the stench of decaying human flesh...What separates me from the pacifists is that I hate the Nazis more than I hate war.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Topic
Pacifism and nonviolence War

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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Eisenhower, Dwight D. Letter to Arthur Eisenhower. 2 July. 1943.

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I propose to consider the question, "Can machines think?"

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Computing Machinery and Intelligence

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Artificial intelligence

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Alan Turing
Source
Computing Machinery and Intelligence
Genre
Scientific literature
Language
English
Time
1950 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Turing, Alan. "Computing Machinery and Intelligence." Mind. Oxford University Press, 1950.

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Read my lips: no new taxes.

George H.W. Bush

1988 Republican convention speech

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Taxes Campaign promises American politics
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George H.W. Bush
Source
1988 Republican convention speech Presidential convention speeches
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Promises and vows
Language
English
Time
1988 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Bush, George H. W. Accepting the presidential nomination. Republican National Convention. 18 Aug. 1988, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA, USA.