It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it.
Copy QuoteIt is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.
Copy Quote View & ShareYou must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
Copy Quote View & ShareOurs is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war that we know about peace, more about killing that we know about living.
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