In 1947, historian Charles Beard told Harry Elmer Barnes that the [[American foreign policy|foreign policy]] of Presidents [[Franklin Roosevelt]] and [[Harry Truman]] could best be described by the phrase “perpetual war for perpetual peace.” Barnes used the phrase as the title of his 1953 collection of essays.<ref>[https://mises.org/mises-daily/perpetual-war-perpetual-peace Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace], Harry Elmer Barnes, reprinted by the [[Mises Institute]] 2007. mises.org</ref> | In 1947, historian Charles Beard told Harry Elmer Barnes that the [[American foreign policy|foreign policy]] of Presidents [[Franklin Roosevelt]] and [[Harry Truman]] could best be described by the phrase “perpetual war for perpetual peace.” Barnes used the phrase as the title of his 1953 collection of essays.<ref>[https://mises.org/mises-daily/perpetual-war-perpetual-peace Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace], Harry Elmer Barnes, reprinted by the [[Mises Institute]] 2007. mises.org</ref> |