Freedom is pitted against slavery; lightness against the dark.

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Freedom is pitted against slavery; lightness against the dark.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

First Inaugural Address of Dwight D. Eisenhower · 1953

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Cold War Communism vs. democracy International politics

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Eisenhower, Dwight D. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1953, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Freedom is pitted against slavery; lightness against the dark. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

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