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

It is very queer that the unhappiness of the world is so often brought on by small men.

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

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

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

It may be necessary to use methods other than constitutional ones.

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

To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

How do you defeat terrorism? Don’t be terrorized.

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

Never was anything great achieved without danger

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

If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.

There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare

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.

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

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

What is evil? - Whatever springs from weakness.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

Wars come and go, but my soldiers stay eternal