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

In war, as in life, it is often necessary, when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might.

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

A war between Europeans is a civil war.

Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.

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

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

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

All warfare is based on deception.

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

Demoralize the enemy from within by surprise, terror, sabotage, assassination. This is the war of the future.

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

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

The earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed

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

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

There are causes worth dying for, but none worth killing for.

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

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

There was never a bad peace or a good war.