It is only the dead who have seen the end of war

The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence.

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence.

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

The central defect of evil is not sin but the refusal to acknowledge sin.

Either war is obsolete, or men are.

When men take up arms to set other men free, there is something sacred and holy in the warfare.

Any alliance whose purpose is not the intention to wage war is senseless and useless.

Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.

War is over ... If you want it.

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.

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

To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but theopportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

Never was anything great achieved without danger

You can not lead a battle if you think you look silly on a horse.

Ideas are far more powerful than guns. We don't let our people have guns. Why should we let them have ideas?

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

Listen up - there's no war that will end all wars

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.

All warfare is based on deception.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.