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

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

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

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

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.

Theres class warfare, all right, but its my class, the rich class, thats making war, and were winning.

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare

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

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

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

War is over ... If you want it.

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.

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

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

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.

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

Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.

You don't reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.

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

Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.