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.

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

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

War is over ... If you want it.

The earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed

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

Know yourself and you will win all battles.

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

If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.

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.

It is very queer that the unhappiness of the world is so often brought on by small men.

Unless a nation's life faces peril, war is murder.

There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

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.

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

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

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 mainly a catalogue of blunders.

Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.