“You cannot prevent a war by starting a war.”
“You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.”
“Preventing war is much better than protesting against the war. Protesting the war is too late.”
“Free men cannot start a war, but once it is started, they can fight on in defeat. Herd men, followers of a leader, cannot do that, and so it is always the herd men who win battles and the free men who win wars.”
“Only a fool wants war, but once a war starts then it cannot be fought half-heartedly. It cannot even be fought with regret, but must be waged with a savage joy in defeating the enemy, and it is that savage joy that inspires our bards to write their greatest songs about love and war.”
“Prayers should be for preventing war, not fighting it.”