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A few words on war

Posted 20 Jan 2006 in intolerance, Islam, jihadists, war, wise quotes

Just a few quotes on how I’m feeling about this whole war thing lately (some of you might be surprised about a few of ‘em).

The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
– David Friedman

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.
– Dwight D. Eisenhower

I know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition, as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a method of settling international disputes.
– General Douglas MacArthur

There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
– George Washington

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

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.
– Ronald Reagan

Naturally the common people don’t want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.
– Hermann Goering

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?
– Gandhi

Religion and science both profess peace (and the sincerity of the professors is not being doubted), but each always turns out to have a dominant part in any war that is going or contemplated.
– Howard Nemerov

No one ever goes into battle thinking God is on the other side.
– Terry Goodkind

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
– George S. Patton, Jr.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature, and has no chance of being free unless made or kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
– John Stuart Mill

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
– General Douglas MacArthur

It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace–but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
– Patrick Henry

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.
– Winston Churchill

Bah, I’m gettin’ all philosophical. Not sure if I wanna post this or not.

Oh, what the hell. I’ll grit my teeth and hit “publish post” and you can make of it what you will.

What I need is a good shot of bourbon…

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT

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