Society and the World

A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.

There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.

How is it possible to have a civil war?

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

An inglorious peace is better than a dishonorable war.

An inglorious peace is better than a dishonorable war.

One cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.

Listen up - there's no war that will end all wars.

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

In time of war, when truth is so precious, it must be attended by a bodyguard of lies.

Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.

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

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

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

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

I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.

I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.

The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.

War is what happens when language fails.

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men do not run.

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer.