No such thing as preventive war
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 fact that war creates the conditions that beget war."
- Source : Remarks at Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (in "Eisenhower's Pre-Presidential Papers" at the Institute
- Publication date : Oct. 19, 1950
- Topics : War , Discernment , Honesty
EISENHOWER Dwight D.
llustrious American general, renowned in particular for organizing the landing of American forces in support of the Allies during World War 2, while becoming fiercely opposed to all wars.
