A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

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

There was never a bad peace or a good war.

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.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.

Theres class warfare, all right, but its my class, the rich class, thats making war, and were winning.

No one can guarantee success in war, but only deserve it.

All warfare is based on deception.

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

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence.

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

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

There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare

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

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

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

Wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism.

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

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

War is over ... If you want it.