Eisenhower said that Americans did not have to be
hysterical, that they could be vigilant. Americans
could stand up and hold up their heads and say
“America is the greatest force that God has allowed
to exist on his footstool.”
He said it was up to America to lead the world to a
peaceful and secure existence.
Eisenhower felt that the advances of science had
outraced the country’s social consciousness, and that
Americans had developed more scientifically than
they were capable of handling emotionally and
intellectually.