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There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. Probably, no read more
Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.
The real war will never get in the books.
The real war will never get in the books.
It was necessary for us to discover greater powers of destruction than our enemies. We did. But after every war read more
It was necessary for us to discover greater powers of destruction than our enemies. We did. But after every war we have followed through with a new rise in our standard of living by the application of war-taught knowledge for the benefit of the world. It will be the same with the atomic bomb principles.
A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning.
A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning.
Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.
Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.
Don't one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes.
Don't one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes.
 And by a prudent flight and cunning save
 A life which valour could not, from the grave.
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 And by a prudent flight and cunning save
 A life which valour could not, from the grave.
  A better buckler I can soon regain,
   But who can get another life again?