There was never a bad peace or a good war.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

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

Evil has no capital of its own. It is a parasite on goodness.

Everyone’s worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there’s really an easy way: Stop participating in it.

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

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

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

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

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

In war, as in life, it is often necessary, when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might.

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

A war between Europeans is a civil war.

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.

From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the war. I have met with men who loved stamps, and stones, and snakes, but I could not imagine any man loving war.

What is evil? - Whatever springs from weakness.

The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun.

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.

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

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