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War is mankind's most tragic and stupid folly; to seek or advise its deliberate provocation is a black crime against all men. Though you follow the trade of the warrior, you do so in the spirit of Washington - not of

War is mankind's most tragic and stupid folly; to seek or advise its deliberate provocation is a black crime against all men. Though you follow the trade of the warrior, you do so in the spirit of Washington - not of Genghis Khan. For Americans, only threat to our way of life justifies resort to conflict.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
War, Stupid, Men
Graduation Exercises at the United States Military Academy, www.dwightdeisenhower.com. June 03, 1947.

In this war, which was total in every sense of the word, we have seen many great changes in military science. It seems to me that not the least of these was the development of psychological warfare as a specific and effective weapon.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Military, War, Development

I firmly believe that the future of civilization is absolutely dependent upon finding some way of resolving international differences without resorting to war.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
War, Believe, Civilization

You can't have this kind of war. There just aren't enough bulldozers to scrape the bodies off the streets.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Peace, War, Body

War is a grim, cruel business, a business justified only as a means of sustaining the forces of good against those of evil.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
War, Mean, Evil

First, separate ground, sea and air warfare is gone forever. This lesson we learned in World War II. I lived that lesson in Europe. Others lived it in the Pacific. Millions of American veterans learned it well.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
War, Air, American Veterans

We do not keep security establishments merely to defend property or territory or rights abroad or at sea. We keep the security forces to defend a way of life.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
War, Rights, Sea
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1960). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954”, p.501, Best Books on

Do not needlessly endanger your lives until I give you the signal.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
War, Giving, Signals

I say when you get into a war, you should win as quick as you can, because your losses become a function of the duration of the war. I believe when you get in a war, get everything you need and win it.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
War, Believe, Loss
The New York Times, p. 15, March 16, 1968.

The friendship of a dog is precious. It becomes even more so when one is so far removed from home.... I have a Scottie. In him I find consolation and diversion... he is the "one person" to whom I can talk without the conversation coming back to war.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Friendship, Dog, War

And the next thing is that every war is going to astonish you in the way it occurred, and in the way it is carried out.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
War, Defense, Way
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1959). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955”, p.358, Best Books on

United in this determination and with unshakable faith in the cause for which we fight, we will, with God's help, go forward to our greatest victory.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Determination, War, Fighting
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1948). “Crusade in Europe”

The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leadership, Jobs, War
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1960). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954”, p.331, Best Books on

Nothing is easy in war. Mistakes are always paid for in casualties and troops are quick to sense any blunder made by their commanders.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
War, Mistake, Troops
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1948). “Crusade in Europe”

The problem is not merely man against man or nation against nation. It is man against war.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
War, Men, Problem

In opposing Communism, we are defeating ourselves if we use methods that do not conform to the American sense of justice.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
War, Justice, Use
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1960). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954”, p.289, Best Books on

You have a row of dominoes set up; you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is that it will go over very quickly.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
War, Military, Vietnam
News conference, 7 Apr. 1954

So - our readiness to meet and defeat this kind of possible attack is forced upon us, both as a potent preventive of actual war and to insure survival in event of attack. This alertness to danger has to be translated into specific policies and activities in the several parts of the world where our rights - our way of life - can be seriously damaged. Work of this kind occupies my days and nights.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Peace, War, Night

The peace we seek and need means much more than mere absence of war. It means the acceptance of law, and the fostering of justice, in all the world.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Peace, War, Mean
Eisenhower, Dwight D (1958). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956”, p.1066, Best Books on

Disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Peace, Military, War
Farewell Address, delivered 17 January 1961

The only answer to a regime that wages total cold war is to wage total peace.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Peace, War, Wages
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1959). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958”, p.3, Best Books on

Any survey of the free world's defense structure cannot fail to impart a feeling of regret that so much of our effort and resources must be devoted to armaments.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Regret, War, Effort
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1960). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959”, p.9, Best Books on

Public opinion wins wars.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
War, Winning, Public Opinion
"Why the reporter is the last bastion of truth" by Jon Swain, www.theguardian.com. March 15, 2003.

The winning of war - the effectiveness in such things - is in the heart, in the determination, in the faith. It is in our beliefs in our country, in our God, everything that goes to make up America.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Country, Determination, War
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1960). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953”, p.828, Best Books on

...the exchange of students...should be vastly expanded...Information and education are powerful forces in support of peace. Just as war begins in the minds of men, so does peace.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Powerful, War, Men