A conqueror is always a lover of peace.
Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind - it is only the difference in the victim.
War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.
When there's a person, there's a problem. When there's no person, there's no problem
The evils which sapped the nation's strength had all been wrought in the name of religion.
Wars come and go, but my soldiers stay eternal
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 only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of warthat can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on.
We are no longer going to ask for the land, but we are going to take it without negotiating.
War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.
Education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.
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.
Know yourself and you will win all battles.
The earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed
If we don't end war, war will end us.
No one can guarantee success in war, but only deserve it.
When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.
If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.