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

There was never a bad peace or a good war.

It may be necessary to use methods other than constitutional ones.

Education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.

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

All warfare is based on deception.

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

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 the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.

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

If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.

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

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

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

Know yourself and you will win all battles.

Battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won.

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

Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.

To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Either war is obsolete, or men are.

There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare