I despise all adjectives that try to describe people as liberal or conservative, rightist or leftist, as long as they stay in the useful part of the road. Even more, I despise those who go to the gutter on either the right or the left, and hurl rocks at those in the center.

Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) American general, US President (1953-61)

Speech at Birthday Celebration, Washington (Oct 1963)
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