Quotes about war and peace
540 quotes from 231 people
Robert H. Jackson1892–1954Statement on the War Trials Agreement (12 August 1945)
Stonewall Jackson1824–1863Speech to cadets at the Virginia Military Institute (March 1861); as quoted in The War (1910) by James H. Wood- Stonewall Jackson1824–1863Reply to Colonel Barnard E. Bee when he reported that the enemy were beating them back. At the First Battle of Bull Run (21 July 1861); as quoted in Stonewall Jackson As Military Commander (2000) by John Selby, p. 21
- Stonewall Jackson1824–1863To Col. Sam Fulkerson, who reported on the weariness of their troops and suggested that they should be given an hour or so to rest from a forced march in the night. (24 May 1862); as quoted in Mighty Stonewall (1957) by Frank E. Vandiver, p. 250
William James1842–1910The Moral Equivalent of War (1906)- William James1842–1910The Moral Equivalent of War (1906)
I look forward to a future when acts of war shall be formally outlawed as between civilized peoples.
William James1842–1910The Moral Equivalent of War (1906)The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thomas Jefferson1743–1826Letter to William Stephens Smith (13 November 1787). Manuscript at the Library of Congress.- Thomas Jefferson1743–1826Letter to John Sinclair (1798)
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
- JAJoan of Arc1412–1431Trial of condemnation, examination in prison (17 March 1431)
I do not find it easy to send the flower of our youth, our finest young men, into battle.
Lyndon B. Johnson1908–1973(28 July 1965)
