There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

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

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

The evils which sapped the nation's strength had all been wrought in the name of religion.

War isnt declared in the name of God; it is a human affair entirely.

When there's a person, there's a problem. When there's no person, there's no problem

War is over ... If you want it.

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.

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.

War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.

What is evil? - Whatever springs from weakness.

There are causes worth dying for, but none worth killing for.

There is no safety for honest men except by believing all possible evil of evil men.

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.

It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of warthat can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on.

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent

Never was anything great achieved without danger

Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.

Know your enemy and know yourself and you will always be victorious