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"Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. But what will happen in all the other days that ever come can depend on what you do today. It's been that way all this year. It's been that way so many times. All of war is that way."
"Wars are caused by undefended wealth."
"In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason."
"You never kill any one that you want to kill in a war, he said to himself."
"The atomic bombs will surely shorten the war, and let us hope that they will effectively end war as a possibility in human affairs."
"As war and government prove, insanity is the most contagious of diseases."
"Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come."
"Police do not belong in war zones."
"A little neglect may breed great mischief. ... For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; for want of a horse, the battle was lost; for want of the battle, the war was lost."
"Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty in defending our own."
"There seems to be three ways for a nation to acquire wealth: the first is by war...this is robbery; the second by commerce, which is generally cheating; the third by agriculture, the only honest way."
"Even peace may be purchased at too high a price."
"[It was] the poverty caused by the bad influence of the English bankers on the Parliament which has caused in the colonies hatred of the English and . . . the Revolutionary War."
"The existence of such a war chest might go far to strengthen our prestige and frighten off any would be assailant."
"Success is the ability to meet worthy goals, but it's also the ability to love and have compassion and the ability to get in touch with your creative center, to transform yourself toward more peaceful and just pursuits. I hope we redefine success. Otherwise, we'll see more of what we're already seeing - more aggression, more burnout, more Wall Street scandals, more war, more terrorism, more eco-destruction."
"What's so touching is the way we fight the war right until the moment our business is taken care of and then we turn on a dime and we immediately start taking care of people. It's like a shock and aw shucks campaign."
"I cannot tell you how proud watching that [Iraqi] war coverage makes me. I know a lot of people are saying that they think that it's, that you know what we're doing is imperialistic. I watch the way we handle ourselves over there and I've never felt more patriotic in my life."
"In the war against breast cancer, we have the ability to arm ourselves with knowledge and education is a powerful tool. By taking action and doing something positive, fear is replaced with hope."
"The man who wins is the man who hangs on just five minutes longer after everyone else has quit."
"But all history has taught us the grim lesson that no nation has ever been successful in avoiding the terrors of war by refusing to defend its rights - by attempting to placate aggression."
