Peace is a militant state, which is not secured by wishful thinking.... If we are to be sure of our read more

Peace is a militant state, which is not secured by wishful thinking.... If we are to be sure of our liberty, we must be ready to fight for it.

War leads to peace.
[Lat., Cedant arma togae.]

War leads to peace.
[Lat., Cedant arma togae.]

Mark! where his carnage and his conquests cease,
He makes a solitude and calls it--peace!

Mark! where his carnage and his conquests cease,
He makes a solitude and calls it--peace!

A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace.

A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly
host praising God, and saying
Glory read more

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly
host praising God, and saying
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward
men.

This hand, to tyrants ever sworn the foe,
For freedom only deals the deadly blow;
Then sheathes read more

This hand, to tyrants ever sworn the foe,
For freedom only deals the deadly blow;
Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade,
For gentle peace in freedom's hallowed shade.

I was an infantry officer in the Army from 1969 to 1971. Men in my platoon who had served time read more

I was an infantry officer in the Army from 1969 to 1971. Men in my platoon who had served time in Vietnam told me many stories—but none more chilling than the one from two helicopter pilots. They told me how they would shoot the friendlies on their way back from reconnaissance missions just so they could empty their ammunition before returning to base. The friendlies were South Vietnamese women and children, helpless victims in a war they did not understand. But to the American pilots, they were simply dots on the ground.
Whitehead is a political conservative.

But then peace, peace! I am so mistrustful of it: so much afraid that it means a sort of weakness read more

But then peace, peace! I am so mistrustful of it: so much afraid that it means a sort of weakness and giving in.

There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one read more

There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one word. One cannot pay the price of self-respect.