It may be necessary to use methods other than constitutional ones.
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
All warfare is based on deception.
The control of a large force is the same principle as the control of a few men: it is merely a question of dividing uptheir numbers.
It is very queer that the unhappiness of the world is so often brought on by small men.
No one can guarantee success in war, but only deserve it.
Evil has no capital of its own. It is a parasite on goodness.
I don't like war. I particularly don't like the celebration of war, which I think the administration is a little bit guilty of.
What is evil? - Whatever springs from weakness.
It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of warthat can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on.
Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.
There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.
The earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed
I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.
There is no safety for honest men except by believing all possible evil of evil men.
When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy.