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

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

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

Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters.

There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect.

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.

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

War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.

Never was anything great achieved without danger

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

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

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

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.

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

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.

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

It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of warthat can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

There was never a bad peace or a good war.

There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare