War, we are told, shapes character; it resolves the major questions of international politics, consolidates nations, and indeed, constitutes the principal factor… — Elie Ducommun Character Copy Share Image
Let no one refer to the sword of Napoleon I as the instrument of progress and civilization! — Elie Ducommun Civilization Copy Share Image
I leave to the militarists the difficult task of trying to explain to us how these wars have served to shape character… — Elie Ducommun Achieve Copy Share Image
Wars, however frequent and destructive they may be, have never been able to kill entirely the intellectual and moral sense which raises… — Elie Ducommun Able Copy Share Image