“War is an episode, a crisis, a fever the purpose of which is to rid the body of fever. So the purpose of a war is to end the war.”
“The fever of war that would presently clog vein and artery, deaden nerve, and destroy brain, had yet to develop.”
“We go on killing each other to no purpose! It is war waged by humanity against humanity, and it will only end when there's no one left to fight!”
“He could melt glaciers with that smile. End wars. Resolve the national debt crisis.”
“War does not answer war, war does not finish war. The only ending is peace.”
“Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events. ”