Any alliance whose purpose is not the intention to wage war is senseless and useless.
There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect.
War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.
Those who play with the devil's toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword.
War is over ... If you want it.
Evil has no capital of its own. It is a parasite on goodness.
Education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.
I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win
To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
The central defect of evil is not sin but the refusal to acknowledge sin.
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
There are causes worth dying for, but none worth killing for.
Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?
The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence.
You can not lead a battle if you think you look silly on a horse.
When there's a person, there's a problem. When there's no person, there's no problem
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.
When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.