“The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading ...” — Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote

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

“Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free.”

“Unlike presidential administrations, problems rarely have terminal dates.”

“The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it's usually lousy.”

“I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.”

“I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.”

“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”

“One of my favorite things, as a critic, was finding books by new writers who possessed a distinctive voice and vision, an inventive gift for storytelling. I also loved immersing myself in works of nonfiction that taught me something about the world, that made the past come alive or shed light on hidden corners of history or the news.”

“Homework's hard. Especially math. My kids joke with me. They tell me they have homework. I say, 'Okay.' And then I sit down and they say, 'It's math.' 'No! Not math! English, history, anything!'”

“In both British and American history, fervent imperialism has always coexisted with bouts of fierce isolationism.”

“What is history but a fable agreed upon?”

“Anyone who understands the rudiments of politics doesn't say, 'We will stop Iran's oil exports'... we have been the guarantor of the regional waterway's security throughout history.”