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51. “There is no glory in battle worth the blood it costs.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower
52. “We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower
53. “Disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower
54. “When people speak to you about a preventive war, you tell them to go and fight it. After my experience, I have come to hate war.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower
55. “This world of ours… must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower
56. “I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower
57. “Statism needs war; a free country does not. Statism survives by looting; a free country survives by producing.” -Ayn Rand
58. “Do not ever say that the desire to ‘do good’ by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives.” -Ayn Rand
59. “No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.” -Alexis de Tocqueville
60. “All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.” -Alexis de Tocqueville
61. “If we don’t stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, we’re going to have a serious problem coming down the road.” -George W. Bush, before becoming president and doing exactly what he promised not to.
62. “Free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don’t attack each other. Free nations don’t develop weapons of mass destruction.” -George W. Bush (I wish he had governed according to the principles in this quotation.)
63. “War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.” -George Orwell
64. “Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac.” -George Orwell
65. “The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor.” -George Orwell
66. “Political language… is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable.” -George Orwell
67. “War is a way of shattering to pieces…materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable and… too intelligent.” -George Orwell
68. “All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.” -George Orwell
69. “The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.” -George Orwell
70. “What is absurd and monstrous about war is that men who have no personal quarrel should be trained to murder one another in cold blood.” -Aldous Huxley
71. “A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.” -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
72. “The next war … may well bury Western civilization forever.” -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
73. “In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful.” -Leo Tolstoy
74. “A man who says that no patriot should attack the war until it is over…is saying no good son should warn his mother of a cliff until she has fallen.” -G.K. Chesterton
75. “War is the greatest plague that can affect humanity; it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it.” -Martin Luther
76. “How vile and despicable war seems to me! I would rather be hacked to pieces than take part in such an abominable business.” -Albert Einstein
77. “It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.” -Albert Einstein
78. “There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.” -The Mahatma Gandhi
79. “What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?” -The Mahatma Gandhi
80. “Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.” -The Mahatma Gandhi
81. “Liberty and democracy become unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.” -The Mahatma Gandhi
82. “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” -The Mahatma Gandhi
83. “If we don’t stop behaving like the British Empire, we will end up like the British Empire.” -Pat Buchanan
84. “All forms of violence, especially war, are totally unacceptable as means to settle disputes between and among nations, groups and persons.” -The Dalai Lama
85. “The best defense is no offense.” -Dr. Ivan Eland
86. “It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
87. “The chain reaction of evil–wars producing more wars — must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
88. “We have guided missiles and misguided men.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
89. “The bombs in Vietnam explode at home; they destroy the hopes and possibilities for a decent America.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
90. “Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
91. “The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today is my own government.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
92. “‘Emergencies’ have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been eroded.” -F.A. Hayek
93. “The essence of so-called war prosperity; it enriches some by what it takes from others. It is not rising wealth but a shifting of wealth and income.” -Ludwig von Mises
94. “Economically considered, war and revolution are always bad business.” -Ludwig von Mises
95. “The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace.” -Ludwig von Mises
96. “History has witnessed the failure of many endeavors to impose peace by war, cooperation by coercion, unanimity by slaughtering dissidents…. A lasting order cannot be established by bayonets.” -Ludwig von Mises
97. “War prosperity is like the prosperity that an earthquake or a plague brings.” -Ludwig von Mises
98. “War…is harmful, not only to the conquered but to the conqueror.” -Ludwig von Mises
99. “Society has arisen out of the works of peace; the essence of society is peacemaking. Peace and not war is the father of all things.” -Ludwig von Mises
100. “Whoever wants peace among nations must seek to limit the state and its influence most strictly.” -Ludwig von Mises
52. “We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower
53. “Disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower
54. “When people speak to you about a preventive war, you tell them to go and fight it. After my experience, I have come to hate war.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower
55. “This world of ours… must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower
56. “I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower
57. “Statism needs war; a free country does not. Statism survives by looting; a free country survives by producing.” -Ayn Rand
58. “Do not ever say that the desire to ‘do good’ by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives.” -Ayn Rand
59. “No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.” -Alexis de Tocqueville
60. “All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.” -Alexis de Tocqueville
61. “If we don’t stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, we’re going to have a serious problem coming down the road.” -George W. Bush, before becoming president and doing exactly what he promised not to.
62. “Free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don’t attack each other. Free nations don’t develop weapons of mass destruction.” -George W. Bush (I wish he had governed according to the principles in this quotation.)
63. “War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.” -George Orwell
64. “Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac.” -George Orwell
65. “The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor.” -George Orwell
66. “Political language… is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable.” -George Orwell
67. “War is a way of shattering to pieces…materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable and… too intelligent.” -George Orwell
68. “All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.” -George Orwell
69. “The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.” -George Orwell
70. “What is absurd and monstrous about war is that men who have no personal quarrel should be trained to murder one another in cold blood.” -Aldous Huxley
71. “A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.” -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
72. “The next war … may well bury Western civilization forever.” -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
73. “In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful.” -Leo Tolstoy
74. “A man who says that no patriot should attack the war until it is over…is saying no good son should warn his mother of a cliff until she has fallen.” -G.K. Chesterton
75. “War is the greatest plague that can affect humanity; it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it.” -Martin Luther
76. “How vile and despicable war seems to me! I would rather be hacked to pieces than take part in such an abominable business.” -Albert Einstein
77. “It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.” -Albert Einstein
78. “There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.” -The Mahatma Gandhi
79. “What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?” -The Mahatma Gandhi
80. “Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.” -The Mahatma Gandhi
81. “Liberty and democracy become unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.” -The Mahatma Gandhi
82. “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” -The Mahatma Gandhi
83. “If we don’t stop behaving like the British Empire, we will end up like the British Empire.” -Pat Buchanan
84. “All forms of violence, especially war, are totally unacceptable as means to settle disputes between and among nations, groups and persons.” -The Dalai Lama
85. “The best defense is no offense.” -Dr. Ivan Eland
86. “It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
87. “The chain reaction of evil–wars producing more wars — must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
88. “We have guided missiles and misguided men.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
89. “The bombs in Vietnam explode at home; they destroy the hopes and possibilities for a decent America.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
90. “Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
91. “The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today is my own government.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
92. “‘Emergencies’ have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been eroded.” -F.A. Hayek
93. “The essence of so-called war prosperity; it enriches some by what it takes from others. It is not rising wealth but a shifting of wealth and income.” -Ludwig von Mises
94. “Economically considered, war and revolution are always bad business.” -Ludwig von Mises
95. “The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace.” -Ludwig von Mises
96. “History has witnessed the failure of many endeavors to impose peace by war, cooperation by coercion, unanimity by slaughtering dissidents…. A lasting order cannot be established by bayonets.” -Ludwig von Mises
97. “War prosperity is like the prosperity that an earthquake or a plague brings.” -Ludwig von Mises
98. “War…is harmful, not only to the conquered but to the conqueror.” -Ludwig von Mises
99. “Society has arisen out of the works of peace; the essence of society is peacemaking. Peace and not war is the father of all things.” -Ludwig von Mises
100. “Whoever wants peace among nations must seek to limit the state and its influence most strictly.” -Ludwig von Mises
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