What standards should guide a president who holds the power to send people to war? In Part 3 of Collage of War, Dan Strawn turns to Dwight D. Eisenhower’s warnings about preventive war, humility, evidence, and the responsibilities of command. Drawing on history and personal memory, he asks readers to consider what judgment, restraint, and character we should require of every commander in chief.

My philosophy of voting is always about winning for democracy in all cases. That happens when we voters evaluate the candidates on the bases of (1) they possess the character that — when elected—they will defend and protect the Constitution of the United States, which, after all, is required by their oaths of office, and (2) possess the experience to do the work required for the office they are seeking.

A caterpillar grows wings and flies The change certifies the grandeur of a power bigger than us