Quotes About War

Democrats can give us wars, you know? Democrats can play the false patriotism card.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.

To be a patriot, one had to say, and keep on saying, "Our Country, right or wrong, " and urge on the little war. Have you not perceived that that phrase is an insult to the nation?

...patriotism has become a narrow offensive sentiment which as long as it lives will maintain war and exhaust the world

He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword ... unless he's a general.

When your country is in a costly war, with our soldiers sacrificing abroad and our nation facing a debt crisis at home, being asked to pay your fair share isn't class warfare - it's patriotism.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.

There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can't bomb it into peace.

War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.

We can only move to a long-term resolution regarding terrorism and war by planting seeds of peace. We have to start with ourselves.

The world is over-armed and peace is under-funded.

We can do without butter, but, despite all our love of peace, not without arms. One cannot shoot with butter, but with guns.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

We can continue to fight. We can continue to kill - and continue to be killed. But we can also try to put a stop to this never-ending cycle of blood. We can also give peace a chance.

We are for peace, but we accept the challenge of the enemy. We will protect our motherland.

In times of peace, the war party insists on making preparation for war. As soon as prepared for, it insists on making war.

Now that the Emperor has accepted the Potsdam Declaration, we must lay down our arms. Obeying the Emperor's order, we shall not fight. We must keep peace and order and we shall not make any trouble.

We have all taken risks in the making of war. Isn't it time that we should take risks to secure peace?

In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.