No War Quotes
Life without prejudice, were it ever to be tried, would soon reveal itself to be a life without principle.
When I was alive, I mean the first time, Mussolini was in charge. We were at war.” “Mussolini?” Leo frowned. “Wasn’t he like BFFs with Hitler?
Robert A. Heinlein has been an idol to me for more than 20 years. He can do no wrong, no matter how much he loves wars and hates pacifists.
The strength of God will enable us, a small but faithful band, to overcome the multitude of the faithless.
War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures.
The sinister nature of the American soil is apparent in places like Gettysburg. Fertilize it with the blood of heros, and it brings forth a frozen-custard stand.
On both difficult and easy terrain, you must know the 'tenable' and 'fatal' ground. Occupy tenable ground and attack on fatal ground.
Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
Too frequent rewards indicate that the general is at the end of his resources; too frequent punishments that he is in acute distress.
What enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach of ordinary men, is foreknowledge.
Carefully compare the opposing army with your own, so that you may know where strength is superabundant and where it is deficient.
Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.
Wars are never fought for one reason," he said. "They are fought for dozens of reasons, in a muddle.
One should not utter a word about his own inadequacies. In the Oxo it says: 'When a man lets out a single word, the long and short of him will be known.'
The wise and honorable and Christian thing to do is to treat each black man and each white man (or any person) on his merits as a man, giving him no more and no less than he is worthy to have.
I know of no safe depository of the ultimate power of the society but the people themselves.
The difference between a policy and a crusade is that a policy is judged by its results, while a crusade is judged by how good it makes its crusaders feel.
The war on Christmas. This is the most ridiculous right wing talking point I have ever lived through.The idea is that liberals want to get rid of Christmas.
I don't like to be disturbed at home; I tell the cable office not to call me before 6:30 AM, unless there's a war.
...but for a soldier his duty is plain. He is to obey the orders of all those placed over him and whip the enemy wherever he meets him.
Satan's ultimate goal is to destroy the family, because if he would destroy the family, he will not just have won the battle; he will have won the war.
We can best help you to prevent war not by repeating your words and following your methods but by finding new words and creating new methods.
Nothing could be a more serious violation of public trust than to consciously make a war based on false claims.
In War: Resolution; In Defeat: Defiance; In Victory: Magnanimity; In Peace: Good Will.
The quality of life in our world does not depend on the conflicts that arise, but on our response to them.
The army consists of the first infantry division and eight million replacements.
It is complete nihilism to propose laying down arms in a world where atom bombs are around. It is very simple: there is no way of achieving peace other than with weapons.
To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman.
