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.

Some people are contriving ways and means of making us collapse.

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

War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.

Battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won.

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

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

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

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

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

Unless a nation's life faces peril, war is murder.

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

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

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

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

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

The safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.

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

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

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