If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War. George Washington
Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought! Helen Keller
War is God's way of teaching Americans geography. Ambrose Bierce
Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest. C. S. Lewis
I can not believe that war is the best solution. No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war. Eleanor Roosevelt
Anyone who thinks must think of the next war as they would of suicide. Eleanor Roosevelt
It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war. John F. Kennedy
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. Sun Tzu
Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace. John F. Kennedy
There is always inequality in life. Some men are killed in a war and some men are wounded and some men never leave the country. Life is unfair. John F. Kennedy
The world knows that America will never start a war. This generation of Americans has had enough of war and hate... we want to build a world of peace where the weak are secure and the strong are just. John F. Kennedy
History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap. Ronald Reagan
We should declare war on North Vietnam. We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be home by Christmas. Ronald Reagan
An Atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An atheist believes that deed must be done instead of prayer said. An atheist strives for involvement in life and not escape into death. He wants disease conquered, poverty vanished, war eliminated. Madalyn Murray O'Hair
The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes... can no longer be of concern to great powers alone. John F. Kennedy
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. George Orwell
We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age of mass extermination. John F. Kennedy
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