Leo Tolstoy Quotes, Peace Quotes, War Quotes

Violence produces only something resembling justice, but it distances people from the possibility of living justly, without violence.

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I am so convinced of the advantages of looking at mankind instead of reading about them, . . . that I think there should be a law amongst us to set our young men abroad for a term among the few allies our wars have left us.

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Tags : Lord Byron Quotes , War Quotes , Reading Quotes

When war is not just it is subsequently justified; so it becomes many things. In reality, an unjust war is merely piracy. It consists of piracy, ego and, more than anything, money. War is our century's prostitution.

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It is the business of a general to be quiet and thus ensure secrecy; upright and just, and thus maintain order.

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Tags : Sun Tzu Quotes , Art Quotes , War Quotes

So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when our people have been killed. We will be relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies. We will be true to the values that make us who we are.

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My goal is not to resolve conflicts and tensions in the region through more war. My goal is to make sure that, you know, we are able to negotiate a deal that we can verify.

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People engaged in a war do not lose temper over matters which affect the fortunes of war.

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Tags : Mahatma Gandhi Quotes , War Quotes , People Quotes

It is a tough choice. In war, people die. But when we refuse to confront the enemy, we will face the enemy in New York and Washington, as we did on 9-11. As for responsiblity, of course we stand by our decision to go to war on Iraq. President Kennedy said that friend and foe alike should know where America stands.

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Tags : George W. Bush Quotes , War Quotes , People Quotes

A private should preserve a respectful attitude toward his superiors, and should seldom or never proceed so far as to offer suggestions to his general in the field. If the battle is not being conducted to suit him, it is better for him to resign. By the etiquette of war, it is permitted to none below the rank of newspaper correspondent to dictate to the general in the field.

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Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Attitude Quotes , War Quotes

The Navy can lose us the war, but only the Air Force can win it. Therefore our supreme effort must be to gain overwhelming mastery in the Air. The Fighters are our salvation . . . but the Bombers alone provide the means of victory. . . . In no other way at present visible can we hope to overcome the immense military power of Germany.

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Tags : Winston Churchill Quotes , Military Quotes , War Quotes

If we don't stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, we're going to have a serious problem coming down the road.

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Though fraud in all other actions be odious, yet in matters of war it is laudable and glorious, and he who overcomes his enemies by stratagem is as much to be praised as he who overcomes them by force.

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Tags : Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes , War Quotes , Enemy Quotes

Russia is no longer our enemy and therefore we shouldn't be locked into a Cold War mentality that says we keep the peace by blowing each other up. In my attitude, that's old, that's tired, that's stale.

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Use humility to make the enemy haughty. Tire them by flight. Cause division among them. When they are unprepared, attack and make your move when they do not expect it.

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This crusade, this war on terrorism is going to take a while.

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We never had planned to hijack a ship. We never thought of any war plans outside the Palestinian lands. We wished that the program had not failed and then the warriors could have achieved their goals.

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For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.

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The most ultimately righteous of all wars is a war with savages.

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Tags : Theodore Roosevelt Quotes , War Quotes , Savages Quotes

And this is an administration - we're not into nation-building, we're focused on justice. And we're going to get justice. It's going to take a while, probably. But I'm a patient man. Nothing will diminish my will and my determination - nothing.

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Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are, and those few dare not oppose themselves to the opinion of the many, who have the majesty of the state to defend them.

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Tags : Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes , Art Quotes , War Quotes