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“Arms alone can give the world no permanent peace, no confident security. Arms are solely for defense - to protect from violent assault what we already have. They are only a costly insurance. They cannot add to human progress.”

Quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956

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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956

The book serves as a comprehensive archive of Eisenhower's public statements and policy actions, offering insight into his administration's priorities and the historical context of the time. more

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

English biography, 120-180 words more

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“We know something of the cost of that war. We were in it from December seventh, '41, till August of '45. Ever since that time, we have been waging peace. It has had its ups and downs just as the war did.”

Knows Has Beens War Cost Defense August Ups & Downs December

Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower

“We must be strong at home if we are going to be strong abroad. We understand that. So we want to be strong at home in our morale or in our spirit, we want to be strong intellectually, in our education, in our economy and, where necessary, militarily.”

Ifs Want War Home Spirit Strong Economy Defense Morale

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956

“The hope of the world is that wisdom can arrest conflict between brothers. I believe that war is the deadly harvest of arrogant and unreasoning minds. And I find grounds for this belief in the wisdom literature of Proverbs. It says in effect this: Panic strikes like a storm and calamity comes like a whirlwind to those who hate knowledge and ignore their God.”

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957

“First, separate ground, sea and air warfare is gone forever. If ever again we should be involved in war, we will fight it in all elements, with all services, as one single concentrated effort.”

Ifs Should Firsts War Fighting Effort Gone Forever Air Sea Involved Elements Defense Warfare

Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Now this brings me to my main topic - our military strength - more specifically, how to stay strong against threat from outside, without undermining the economic health that supports our security.”

War Strong Support Economic Security Military Threat Defense Topics Stay Strong Undermining

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958

“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.”

World Firsts Wells War Millions Gone Forever Air Sea Lessons Europe Defense War Of The Worlds World War Ii World War I Warfare Veteran Pacific American Veterans

Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Now all of us deplore this vast military spending. Yet, in the face of the Soviet attitude, we realize its necessity. Whatever the cost, America will keep itself secure. But in the process we must not, by our own hand, destroy or distort the American system. This we could do by useless overspending. I know one sure way to overspend. That is by overindulging sentimental attachments to outmoded military machines and concepts.”

“I know something about that war, and I never want to see that history repeated. But, my fellow Americans, it certainly can be repeated if the peace-loving democratic nations again fearfully practice a policy of standing idly by while big aggressors use armed force to conquer the small and weak.”

Ifs Knows Want War Use Bigs Force Nations Practice Policy Standing Weak Fellows Democratic Defense Conquer Armed Forces Aggressors Repeating History

Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower

“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.”

World War Feelings Effort Failing Regret Resources Structure Defense Devoted Surveys Impart Armament Free World

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959

“But all history has taught us the grim lesson that no nation has ever been successful in avoiding the terrors of war by refusing to defend its rights - by attempting to placate aggression.”

War Nations Successful Rights Taught Lessons Terror Defense Aggression Avoiding Attempting Grim Taught Us

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959