War quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed"

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

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This quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower speaks to the idea that resources used to produce weapons of war are resources that might be utilized to help those in requirement. He is saying that every weapon, warship, and rocket fired is a theft from those who are starving and do not have enough to eat, or those who are cold and do not have adequate clothes. He is recommending that the resources used to produce weapons of war might be much better utilized to help those in need. This quote speaks with the concept that resources ought to be utilized to help those in requirement, instead of to produce weapons of war. It is a reminder that resources need to be utilized to help those in requirement, instead of to develop weapons of war. It is an effective suggestion that resources should be utilized to assist those in requirement, instead of to develop weapons of war.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower This quote is written / told by Dwight D. Eisenhower between October 14, 1890 and March 28, 1969. He was a famous President from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic War. The author also have 80 other quotes.

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