Quotes about war and peace
540 quotes from 231 people
Samuel Johnson1709–1784The Idler (1758–1760), No. 30 (11 November 1758)
John Paul Jones1747–1792Reply when asked whether his ship had struck, Battle of Flamborough Head (23 September 1779), as recalled by his first lieutenant, Richard Dale, in John Henry Sherburne’s Life and Character of John Paul Jones (1825); Jones’s own report gives no such wordsI do not want the peace that passeth understanding. I want the understanding which bringeth peace.
Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction. Be heroes in an army of construction.
Helen Keller1880–1968“Strike Against War”, speech in Carnegie Hall (5 January 1916)Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought.
Helen Keller1880–1968“Strike Against War”, speech in Carnegie Hall (5 January 1916)It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
John F. Kennedy1917–1963Speech at Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington (6 September 1960)Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind.
John F. Kennedy1917–1963UN speech- John F. Kennedy1917–1963Undated Letter to a Navy friend
- John F. Kennedy1917–1963Third State of the Union Address
Disarmament without checks is but a shadow — and a community without law is but a shell.
John F. Kennedy1917–1963UN speechAnd if there is one path above all others to war, it is the path of weakness and disunity.
John F. Kennedy1917–1963Berlin Crisis speech- John F. Kennedy1917–1963Third State of the Union Address
In a world of danger and trial, peace is our deepest aspiration.
John F. Kennedy1917–1963Speech at Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington (6 September 1960)- John F. Kennedy1917–1963Address at the University of California at Berkeley
