Quotes About Conflict

Assassination has never changed the history of the world.

La guerre est antérieure au commerce ; car la guerre et le commerce ne sont que deux moyens différents d'atteindre le même but : celui de posséder ce que l'on désire.

It is one thing to defend one's fatherland, another to attack people who themselves have a fatherland to defend. The spirit of conquest seeks to confuse these two ideas. Some governments, when they send their armies from one pole to the other, still talk about the defence of their hearths; one would think they call all the places to which they have set fire their hearths.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

The difference of race is one of the reasons why I fear war may always exist because race implies difference, difference implies superiority, and superiority leads to predominance.

Never has there been a good war or a bad peace

Wars bring scars.

If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a temporary victory - sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent's good will.

He that blows the coals in quarrels he has nothing to do with has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face.

Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.

Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later.

All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones.

All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones. In my opinion, there never was a good war or a bad peace. When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?

You and I were long friends: you are now my enemy, and I am Yours, B. Franklin

There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

There is no little enemy.

He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face

He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face. - Ben Franklin

Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.

There never was a good war or a bad peace.

All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievious ones.

in the course of my observation, these disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.

Doing an Injury puts you below your Enemy; Revenging one makes you but even with him; Forgiving it sets you above him.

What vast additions to the Conveniences and Comforts of Living might Mankind have acquired, if the Money spent in Wars had been employ'd in Works of public utility!