“I don't want any romantics to go into the military. I'm not a pacifist. I think we need a military, and the better one we have, the better off we are. I don't want kids going in there thinking that it's John Wayne on Iwo Jima. That's not healthy.” ThinkingWantNeedsKidsMilitaryHealthyBetter OffWaynePacifistIwo Jima Author:Karl Marlantes
“I was never a member of the peace movement or a pacifist, nor was I ever carried away from a demonstration outside a military barracks. Perhaps that's why I don't feel the need to compensate for anything.” NeedsFeelsMilitaryMovementMembersDemonstrationPacifistCarried Away Author:Guido Westerwelle
“I personally am not a total pacifist. I do believe there is such a thing as a just war. I believe, for instance, the effort to destroy the Nazi regime militarily was justified military action.” BelieveWarActionI BelieveEffortMilitaryInstanceRegimesNaziJustifiedPacifistJust WarMilitary Action Author:Marianne Williamson
“[The conversation with John McCain] is not about being a pacifist or- suggesting that you can never have a military solution to things. It's just that, it appears that this is not the smart way to fight this threat.” WayFightingMilitaryConversationSmartSolutionsThreatSuggestingMccainPacifist Author:Jon Stewart
“I am constantly challenged by pessimists who insist that military solutions are the only way to go. This was true in the 1980s, and it is true today. You should know that I do not consider myself a pacifist; there are times, in my view, when military action may be necessary.” TodayActionMilitarySolutionsPessimistPacifist Author:Oscar Arias