We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age of mass extermination. John F. Kennedy on war
The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. Douglas MacArthur on war
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace. George Washington on war
We make war that we may live in peace. Aristotle on war
Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion. Norman Schwarzkopf on war
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. Sun Tzu on war
Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves. William Hazlitt on war
War has always been the grand sagacity of every spirit which has grown too inward and too profound its curative power lies even in the wounds one receives. Friedrich Nietzsche on war
I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity. Dwight D. Eisenhower on war
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. George Orwell on war
You say it is the good cause that hallows even war? I say unto you: it is the good war that hallows any cause. Friedrich Nietzsche on war
The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure. George Washington on war
I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one. Will Rogers on war
My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth. George Washington on war
Four years ago, I promised to end the war in Iraq. We did. I promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11. We have. We've blunted the Taliban's momentum in Afghanistan, and in 2014, our longest war will be over. A new tower rises above the New York skyline, al Qaeda is on the path to defeat, and Osama bin Laden is dead. Barack Obama on war
Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous. George Bernard Shaw on war
The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office. George Bernard Shaw on war
War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will. George Washington on war
We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives... inside ourselves. Albert Camus on war
The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce a storm. Albert Camus on war