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war and peace

George Patton
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived.
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.
George W. Bush
The battle is now joined on many fronts. We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter; and we will not fail.
George Washington
Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.
If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.
GK Chesterton
The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.
The only defensible war is a war of defense.
John Adams
Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.
We're in a war, dammit! We're going to have to offend somebody!
John F. Kennedy
It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind.
Mahatma Gandhi
I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
Peace is its own reward.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
Morgan Freeman
Ernest Hemingway once wrote, 'The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.' I agree with the second part.
Mother Teresa
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
Peace begins with a smile.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Nicolo Machiavelli
War should be the only study of a prince.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force.