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

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

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

It is only the dead who have seen the end of 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.

Either war is obsolete, or men are.

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

If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.

All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

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

When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.

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

There is no safety for honest men except by believing all possible evil of evil men.

When men take up arms to set other men free, there is something sacred and holy in the warfare.

Know your enemy and know yourself and you will always be victorious

When there's a person, there's a problem. When there's no person, there's no problem

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

Wars come and go, but my soldiers stay eternal

People are free to campaign and they will be free to vote. There won't be any soldiers, you know, at the queues. Anyone who has the right to vote is free to go and cast his vote anywhere in his own area, in his own constituency.

A war between Europeans is a civil war.