There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

Wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism.

What is evil? - Whatever springs from weakness.

Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.

War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.

Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.

If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.

Occasionally the tree of Liberty must be watered with the blood of Patriots and Tyrants.

Wars come and go, but my soldiers stay eternal

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 may be necessary to use methods other than constitutional ones.

Those who play with the devil's toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword.

When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.

All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.

Do not let us speak of darker days; let us speak rather of sterner days. These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived.

Education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

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.

Know yourself and you will win all battles.

The safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.