It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it. Robert E. Lee

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There is only one way in the world to prevent war, and that is for every nation to tend to its own business. Will Rogers

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• foreign policy

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Take the profits out of war, and you won't have any war. Will Rogers

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The most fundamental paradox is that, if we're never to use force, we must be prepared to use it and to use it successfully. We Americans don't want war, and we don't start fights. We don't maintain a strong military force to conquer or coerce others. The purpose of our military is simple and straightforward: we want to prevent war by deterring others from the aggression that causes war. If our efforts are successful, we will have peace and never be forced into battle. There will never be a need to fire a single shot. That's the paradox of deterrence. Ronald Wilson Reagan

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None of the four wars in my lifetime came about because we were too strong. It is weakness that invites adventurous adversaries to make mistaken judgments. America is the most peaceful, least warlike nation in modern history. We are not the cause of all the ills of the world. We're a patient and generous people. But for the sake of our freedom and that of others, we cannot permit our reserve to be confused with a lack of resolve. Ronald Wilson Reagan

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• freedom

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. Albert Einstein

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Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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• war

War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory. Georges Clemenceau

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If what is saved in the productive peace of today is to be lost in the destructive war of tomorrow, the people of this earth can look forward to nothing but everlasting servitude. Calvin Coolidge

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• peace

There are only two powers in the world - the spirit and the sword; and in the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit. Napoleon Bonaparte

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• power
• violence

It is the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that insures victory. George Patton

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• victory

Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare. James Madison

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• freedom

Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger. Hermann Goering

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• patriotism
• peace

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Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back. Heraclitus

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The way to secure peace is to be prepared for war. They that are on their guard, and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are in much less danger of being attacked, than the supine, secure, and negligent. Benjamin Franklin

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• violence

If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly. Colonel David Hackworth

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