Pessimism never won any battle. Author: Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Quote More from Dwight D. Eisenhower “History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or timid.” “Never waste a minute thinking about people you don't like.” “An atheist is a man who watches a Notre Dame - Southern Methodist University ga…” “Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong.”