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Quotes from Address to the American People on the Situation in Little Rock — Dwight D. Eisenhower

1890–1969 United States

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A foundation of our American way of life is our national respect for law.

Address to the American People on the Situation in Little Rock (1957)

Mob rule cannot be allowed to override the decisions of our courts.

Address to the American People on the Situation in Little Rock (1957)

But when large gatherings of obstructionists made it impossible for the decrees of the Court to be carried out, both the law and the national interest demanded that the President take action.

Address to the American People on the Situation in Little Rock (1957)

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