There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare

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

Know yourself and you will win all battles.

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

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

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

War isnt declared in the name of God; it is a human affair entirely.

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

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.

The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence.

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

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

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

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.

From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the war. I have met with men who loved stamps, and stones, and snakes, but I could not imagine any man loving war.

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

When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.

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

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

Either war is obsolete, or men are.

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