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You can’t separate peace from freedom, because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
Malcolm X1925–1965Speech in New York City (7 January 1965)
- Freedom
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
Sun Tzu544–496 BCThe Art of War, Chapter IV · Disposition of the Army, Paragraph 4
- Success
The great duel, the mother of all battles has begun … The dawn of victory nears as this great showdown begins!
Saddam Hussein1937–2006Broadcast on Baghdad state radio, January 17, 1991.
All of us who served in one war or another know very well that all wars are the glory and the agony of the young.
Gerald Ford1913–2006Address to the 75th annual convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Chicago, Illinois (19 August 1974)
- Youth
Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.
George W. Bushborn 1946Freedom at War With Fear (2001)
It was close; but that’s the way it is in war. You win or lose, live or die — and the difference is just an eyelash.
Douglas MacArthur1880–1964To Gen. Richard Sutherland after their flight over Japanese held territory to reach Australia (17 March 1942), as quoted in MacArthur and the War Against Japan (1944) by Frazier Hunt, p. 71
All forms of violence are quests for identity. When you live on the frontier, you have no identity. You’re a nobody.
Marshall McLuhan1911–1980The Education of Mike McManus, TVOntario, December 28 1977
There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it does not need to convince others by force that it is right.
Woodrow Wilson1856–1924Address to Foreign-Born Citizens, Philadelphia (10 May 1915)
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
George Washington1732–1799Letter of Instructions to the Captains of the Virginia Regiments (29 July 1757)
No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
Ulysses S. Grant1822–1885To General S.B. Buckner, Fort Donelson (16 February 1862)
Our strategy in going after this army is very simple. First we are going to cut it off, and then we are going to kill it.
Colin Powell1937–2021Pentagon press briefing on the Gulf War plan (23 January 1991)
It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favour of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion.
William Ralph Inge1860–1954“Patriotism” (August 1919) in Outspoken Essays (1919), pp. 42-43
When we say “War is over if you want it,” we mean that if everyone demanded peace instead of another TV set, we’d have peace.
John Lennon1940–1980During the Bed-In for Peace in Montreal, Canada (1 June 1969)
A wise man does not try to hurry history. Many wars have been avoided by patience and many have been precipitated by reckless haste.
Adlai Stevenson II1900–1965Speeches of Adlai Stevenson (1952), p. 39
- Wisdom
The essential job is to get people to recognise war propaganda when they see it, especially when it is disguised as peace propaganda.
George Orwell1903–1950Review of The Men I Killed by Brigadier-General F. P. Crozier, CB, CMG, DSO, in New Statesman and Nation (28 August 1937)