dwˈaɪt dˈiː. ˈaɪzənhˌaʊɚ wˈɔntᵻd "tə jˈuːz wˈɜːdz sˈɪmɪlɚ tə ʃˈɜːmənz" wˌɛn mˈɛni ˈæskt hˌɪm ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z tə ɹˈʌn fɚðə pɹˈɛzɪdənsi, bˌʌt dɪdnˌɑːt bɪkˈʌz hiː bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt nˈoʊwˈʌn "hɐz ðə ɹˈaɪt tə stˈeɪt, kˌæɾɪɡˈɔːɹɪkli, ðæt hiː wɪl nˌɑːt pɚfˈɔːɹm ˌɛni dˈuːɾi ðæt hɪz kˈʌntɹi mˌaɪt dᵻmˈænd ʌv hˌɪm".
Dwight D. Eisenhower wanted "to use words similar to Sherman's" when many asked him in the 1940s to run for the presidency, but did not because he believed that no one "has the right to state, categorically, that he will not perform any duty that his country might demand of him".