War Is Mankind's Most Tragic and Stupid Folly

Dear Representative Stauber, 

"War is mankind's most tragic and stupid folly; to seek or advise its deliberate provocation is a black crime against all men." 

- Dwight Eisenhower, Republican, 1947 

Photograph on postcard: 12 children (of 168) who were killed in U.S. bombing of school in Minab, Iraq on February 28, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quote Source: Eisenhower, Dwight. “Quotes (War).” Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home, https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/eisenhowers/quotes. Accessed 22 March 2026. 

Image Source: Anadolu Agency. “Iran shares photos of students killed in US-Israeli school attack.” Facebook, 7 March 2026.  https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1256742123311468&set=a.189771453341879.  

Mailed March 23, 2026