Quotes on Preparing For War

If atomic bombs are to be added as new weapons to the arsenals of a warring world, or to the arsenals of nations preparing for war, then the time will come when mankind will curse the names of Los Alamos and Hiroshima. The people must unite or they will perish.

When they are preparing for war, those who rule by force speak most copiously about peace until they have completed the mobilization process.

Rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him

In a world of danger and trial, peace is our deepest aspiration, and when peace comes we will gladly convert not our swords into plowshares, but our bombs into peaceful reactors, and our planes into space vessels. "Pursue peace," the Bible tells us, and we shall pursue it with every effort and every energy that we possess. But it is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

You cannot prevent and prepare for war at the same time.

Freedom is not nurtured by nations preparing for war.

Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.

Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

Striving for peace and preparing for war are incompatible with each other, and in our time more so than ever.

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