As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy.

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

The evils which sapped the nation's strength had all been wrought in the name of religion.

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

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

The central defect of evil is not sin but the refusal to acknowledge sin.

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

Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind - it is only the difference in the victim.

If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.

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

There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

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

The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun.

War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.

We are no longer going to ask for the land, but we are going to take it without negotiating.

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

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

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

Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.