In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign.... Secondly, a read more

In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign.... Secondly, a just cause.... Thirdly ... a rightful intention.

There is no such thing as an inevitable war. If war comes it will be from failure of human wisdom.

There is no such thing as an inevitable war. If war comes it will be from failure of human wisdom.

War challenges virtually every other institution of society--the justice and equity of its economy, the adequacy of its political systems, read more

War challenges virtually every other institution of society--the justice and equity of its economy, the adequacy of its political systems, the energy of its productive plant, the bases, wisdom and purposes of its foreign policy.

In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.

In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.

In a war of ideas, it is people who get killed.

In a war of ideas, it is people who get killed.

When every autumn people said it could not last through the winter, and when every spring there was still no read more

When every autumn people said it could not last through the winter, and when every spring there was still no end in sight, only the hope that out of it all some good would accrue to mankind kept men and nations fighting. When at last it was over, the war had many diverse results and one dominant one transcending all others: disillusion.

I don't know whether war is an interlude during peace, or peace is an interlude during war.

I don't know whether war is an interlude during peace, or peace is an interlude during war.

The next World War will be fought with stones.

The next World War will be fought with stones.

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

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