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.
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.
Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.
When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.
There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect.
Some people are contriving ways and means of making us collapse.
War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.
Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.
War is over ... If you want it.
There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win
Listen up - there's no war that will end all wars
It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of warthat can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on.
Know yourself and you will win all battles.
There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
Occasionally the tree of Liberty must be watered with the blood of Patriots and Tyrants.
When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
Wars come and go, but my soldiers stay eternal
Everyone’s worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there’s really an easy way: Stop participating in it.
There are causes worth dying for, but none worth killing for.