Who said “I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its…”?

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Dwight D. Eisenhower. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceSpeech in Ottawa (10 January 1946), published in Eisenhower Speaks : Dwight D. Eisenhower in His Messages and Speeches (1948) edited by Rudolph L. Treuenfels

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“I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its stupidity.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
VerifiedSpeech in Ottawa (10 January 1946), published in Eisenhower Speaks : Dwight D. Eisenhower in His Messages and Speeches (1948) edited by Rudolph L. Treuenfels · evidenceWar

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Eisenhower, D. D. (n.d.). I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its stupidity. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30717-i-hate-war-as-only-a-soldier-who/

MLA

Eisenhower, Dwight D. “I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its stupidity.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30717-i-hate-war-as-only-a-soldier-who/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Eisenhower, Dwight D. “I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its stupidity.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30717-i-hate-war-as-only-a-soldier-who/.

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