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

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

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

A war between Europeans is a civil war.

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

Know yourself and you will win all battles.

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

When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.

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

All warfare is based on deception.

Never was anything great achieved without danger

Ideas are far more powerful than guns. We don't let our people have guns. Why should we let them have ideas?

Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.

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

Some people are contriving ways and means of making us collapse.

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.

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

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.

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

How do you defeat terrorism? Don’t be terrorized.