Peace hath higher tests of manhood than battle ever knew. ~John Greenleaf Whittier
A belligerent state permits itself every such misdeed, every such act of violence, as would disgrace the individual. ~Sigmund Freud
Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich. ~Sir Peter Ustinov
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. ~Thomas Jefferson
There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. ~Sun Tzu
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers. ~Thomas Pynchon
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
To the wicked, everything serves as pretext. ~Voltaire
War is a racket. ~Smedley Butler
I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit. ~Thucydides
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. ~Voltaire
