“In a general view, there are few conquests that repay the charge of making them, and mankind are pretty well convinced that it can never be worth their while to go to war for profit's sake. If they are made war upon, their country invaded, or their existence at stake, it is their duty to defend and preserve themselves, but in every other light, and from every other cause, is war inglorious and detestable.” IfsWellsMadeWarCountryLightCausesPeaceViewsExistenceMankindDutySakeProfitConvincedPreservesStakesConquest Book:The American Crisis Source: The American Crisis
“"Peace" is a condition in which no civilian pays any attention to military casualties which do not achieve page-one, lead-story prominence-unless that civilian is a close relative of one of the casualties. But, if there ever was a time in history when "peace" meant that there was no fighting going on, I have been unable to find out about it.” IfsHas BeensWarStoriesFightingPeacePayAttentionAchieveConditionsMilitaryPagesRelativeCiviliansCasualties Author:Robert A. Heinlein
“No war ought ever to be undertaken but under circumstances which render all intercourse of courtesy between the combatants impossible. It is a bad thing that men should hate each other; but it is far worse that they should contract the habit of cutting one another's throats without hatred. War is never lenient but where it is wanton; when men are compelled to fight in self-defence, they must hate and avenge: this may be bad; but it is human nature.” MenShouldHumansMayWarSelfHateFightingPeaceCuttingImpossibleHuman NatureOughtHabitCircumstancesHatredBad ThingsContractsThroatCompelledCourtesyDefenceIntercourseNo WarWantonSelf DefenceLenient Author:Thomas B. Macaulay
“To carry the spirit of peace into war is a weak and cruel policy. When an extreme case calls for that remedy which is in its own nature most violent, and which, in such cases, is a remedy only because it is violent, it is idle to think of mitigating and diluting. Languid war can do nothing which negotiation or submission will do better: and to act on any other principle is, not to save blood and money, but to squander them.” ThinkingWarSpiritPeaceCan DoPrinciplesCasesBloodPolicyWeakExtremesViolentRemedyIdleNegotiationSubmission Author:Thomas B. Macaulay
“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise to the occasion. We cannot escape history. We will be remembered in spite of ourselves. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honour or dishonour, to the last generation. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, our last best hope of Earth.” WarLightEarthLastsPastPeaceLosesGenerationsQuietDifficultyTrialsOccasionsRememberedSpiteHonourDogmaInadequateFieryHoping For The BestStormyBabylonDishonour Author:Abraham Lincoln
“The way to bring out the best in the British people is to attack them.” PeopleWayWarPeaceBritish Author:Alasdair MacIntyre
“Peace is not achievable as a direct object of purposeful behaviour.” WarPeaceObjectsDirectBehaviour Author:Colin S. Gray
“Christ said: Blessed are the peace-makers, not blessed are the peace-sayers. If the world fell into the hands of totalitarian factions, there is still the possibility that they might fight amongst themselves. Surrender to them would not encourage the kingdom of peace and love - and those that desire it, or with passionate intensity permit it, know not what they do.” IfsKnowsWorldSaidStillsWarHandsMightDesireFightingPeaceChristPossibilityAnd LoveBlessedPassionateSurrenderKingdomsMakersPermitIntensityFactionsPeace And Love Author:Michael Novak
“Pacifism in the face of war is not only irresponsible - it is immoral. Refusing to meet force with force in the name of peace will beget not peace, but further death and destruction, the very violence the pacifists seek to avoid.” WarFacesNamesForcePeaceViolenceDestructionImmoralIrresponsibleBegetsPacifistPacifism Author:David Limbaugh
“I'm not sure I can take your advice. You are dealing with English Gentlemen. We are dealing with monsters.” I CanWarPeaceAdviceMonstersGentlemanNot SureEnglish Gentleman Author:Martin Buber
