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"Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty." George Washington 3.85714285714286 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"War - an act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will." George Washington 3.85714285714286 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"Pacifism is objectively pro-fascist. This is elementary common sense. If you hamper the war effort of one side, you automatically help out that of the other. Nor is there any real way of remaining outside such a war as the present one. In practice, 'he that is not with me is against me.'"" George Orwell 4.55555555555556 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure." George Washington 4.61538461538461 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." George Washington 4.52173913043478 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men." George Patton 4.55555555555556 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." George Orwell 4.85380116959064 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"War is an art and as such is not susceptible of explanation by fixed formula." George Patton 4 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid. Cowards are those who let their timidity get the better of their manhood." George Patton 4.64285714285714 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't." George Patton 4.8 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight." George Patton 4.40625 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"It is the unconquerable nature of man and not the nature of the weapon he uses that ensures victory." George Patton 3.76923076923077 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"The battle is now joined on many fronts. We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter; and we will not fail." George W. Bush 3.03636363636364 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." GK Chesterton 4.95121951219512 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"The only defensible war is a war of defense." GK Chesterton 4 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"If we don’t end war, war will end us." H.G. Wells 4.73684210526316 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive. And don't ever apologize for anything." Harry Truman 4.6 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"I would rather have peace in the world than be President." Harry Truman 4.14285714285714 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"I do not want the peace that passeth understanding, I want the understanding that brings peace." Helen Keller 4.2 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote
"To wage a war for a purely moral reason is as absurd as to ravish a woman for a purely moral reason." Henry Mencken 4.42857142857143 avg (0 votes) Rate this Quote


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