Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes
We cannot go on fighting a war for small hills.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, 34th President of the United States (Republican, KS), Remark about the Korean War, Quoted by Eisenhower biographer Geoffrey Perret, C-SPAN, American Presidents, October 29, 1999
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The same sentiment has been attributed to Aristotle.
See a similar sentiment by Tallyrand
Although Great Britain had abolished slavery, British economic interests during the Civil War suffered because of the northern blockade of the South. Much political opinion in England was hostile to the blockade policies of the Union. Bright, a great admirer and supporter of the United Sates and the Union cause was concerned that the United States might drift into War with Great Britain. His letter to Senator Sumner was written with the understanding that it would be in shared with President Lincoln, and it was actually read at a cabinet meeting.
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower GCB OM GCS CCLH KC NPk was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he became a five-star general in the Army and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. He was responsible for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–43 and the successful invasion of Normandy in 1944–45 from the Western Front.
