Quotes on Anti War

Anyone who thinks must think of the next war as they would of suicide.

If you hold an anti-war rally, I shall not attend. But if you hold a Pro-Peace rally invite me.

From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

All war represents a failure of diplomacy.

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.

Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men.

The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.

He whom many fear, has himself many to fear.

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.

It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the truth.

The root of the evil is not the construction of new, more dreadful weapons. It is the spirit of conquest.

The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster.

Whoever wants peace among nations must seek to limit the state and its influence most strictly.

For what can war, but endless war, still breed?

Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.

I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.

Peace and not war is the father of all things.

Before the war is ended, the war party assumes the divine right to denounce and silence all opposition to war as unpatriotic and cowardly.

Every nation has its war party. It is not the party of democracy. It is the party of autocracy. It seeks to dominate absolutely.

The Government's power to censor the press was abolished so that the press would remain forever free to censure the Government. The press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of government and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government.