“They won the war but lost the peace,”

“The battle for popularity is won, but the war for respect as a whole person is lost.”

“He won the war on the battlefield and lost it in a bedchamber, poor fool.”

“Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.”

“Never has America lost a war ... But name, if you can, the last peace the United States won. Victory yes, but this country has never made a successful peace because peace requires exchanging ideas, concepts, thoughts, and recognizing the fact that two distinct systems of life can exist together without conflict. Consider how quickly America seems to be facing its allies of one war as new enemies.”

“I've made peace with myself.Good for you. That's the hardest war of all to win.Didn't say I won. Just stopped fighting.”