A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him. Winston Churchill
When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise. Winston Churchill
The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind. Thomas Jefferson
Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times. Winston Churchill
No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. George S. Patton
It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it. Thomas Jefferson
In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times. Winston Churchill
Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war. Winston Churchill
I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over I shall confine myself entirely to writing and painting. Winston Churchill
War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can. Winston Churchill
In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might. Winston Churchill
Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times. Winston Churchill
If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children. Mahatma Gandhi
As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular. Oscar Wilde
I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind. Thomas Jefferson
Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both. John F. Kennedy
The most successful war seldom pays for its losses. Thomas Jefferson
I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another. Thomas Jefferson
War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses. Thomas Jefferson