There never was a
There never was a good war or a bad revolution. Edward Abbey
Preventive War
Dollars and guns are
Dollars and guns are no substitutes for brains and will power. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preventive war was an
Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked about such a thing. Dwight D. Eisenhower
People in the long
People in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than governments. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Possibly my hatred of
Possibly my hatred of war blinds me so that I cannot comprehend the arguments they adduce. But, in my opinion, there is no such thing as a preventive war. Although this suggestion is repeatedly made, none has yet explained how war prevents war. Worse than this, no one has been able to explain away the … Read more
In preparing for battle
In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. Dwight D. Eisenhower
A preventive war, to
A preventive war, to my mind, is an impossibility today. How could you have one if one of its features would be several cities lying in ruins, several cities where many, many thousands of people would be dead and injured and mangled, the transportation systems destroyed, sanitation implements and systems all gone? That isn’t preventive … Read more
When people speak to
When people speak to you about a preventive war, you tell them to go and fight it. After my experience, I have come to hate war. Dwight D. Eisenhower
You don\’t lead by
You don’t lead by hitting people over the head – that’s assault, not leadership. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Every gun that is
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. Dwight D. Eisenhower