“Válka je jen pokračování diplomacie jinými prostředky.”

“War is such a dangerous business that mistakes that come from kindness are the very worst.”

“All war presupposes human weakness and seeks to exploit it.”

“We repeat again: strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them. Even with the violence of emotion, judgment and principle must still function like a ship’s compass, which records the slightest variations however rough the sea.”

“...the side that feels the lesser urge for peace will naturally get the better bargain.”

“Of all the passions that inspire a man in a battle, none, we have to admit, is so powerful and so constant as the longing for honor and reknown.”

“Modern wars are seldom fought without hatred between nations; this serves more or less as a substitute for hatred between individuals.”