“War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military. ”
“Is there anyone to whom you entrust a greater number of serious matters than your wife? And is there anyone with whom you have fewer conversations?”
“but those tasks that have been entrusted to us are difficult; almost everything serious is difficult; and everything is serious.”
“The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.”
“Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.”
“If you're too serious to make life a laughing matter, then you seriously need to make laughter matter to you today and every day!”