From hence, let fierce contending nations know,
What dire effects from civil discord flow.

From hence, let fierce contending nations know,
What dire effects from civil discord flow.

War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior read more

War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out read more

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.

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.

The grim fact is that we prepare for war like precocious giants, and for peace like retarded pygmies.

The grim fact is that we prepare for war like precocious giants, and for peace like retarded pygmies.

Fighting men are the city's fortress.

Fighting men are the city's fortress.

I couldn't help but say to [Mr. Gorbachev], just think how easy his task and mine might be in these read more

I couldn't help but say to [Mr. Gorbachev], just think how easy his task and mine might be in these meetings that we held if suddenly there was a threat to this world from another planet. [We'd] find out once and for all that we really are all human beings here on this earth together.

The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility.

The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility.