The major deterrent to war is in a mans mind.

The major deterrent to war is in a man's mind.

— Arleigh Burke

I have spent my life in the study of military strength as a deterrent to war, and in the character of military armaments necessary…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

Airpower has become predominant, both as a deterrent to war, and-in the eventuality of war-as the devastating force to destroy an enemy's potential and…

— Omar N. Bradley

A nuclear program has arguably worked as a deterrent for North Korea and other states - would Moammar Gadhafi have been deposed and summarily…

— Richard Engel

The will to disbelieve is the strongest deterrent to wider horizons.

— Hans Holzer

Judicial execution can never cancel or remove the atrocity it seeks to punish; it can only add a second atrocity to the original one…

— Auberon Waugh

Sometimes the greatest deterrent to a great marriage is believing you have a perfect marriage.

— Francis Schaeffer

“…a dog the best deterrent to an intruder”

— Margaret Mizushima

Christ's work is a kind of deterrent to us, and a way of upholding the justice of God's divine government of the world.

— Oliver D. Crisp

You know what an effective deterrent to crime is? Jail! And do you know what kind of criminal penalty actually makes people think twice…

— Matt Taibbi

If somebody plans to carry out a series of murders... then this is obviously an evil and pre-meditated attack and in that case, there…

— David Davis

Today the greatest single deterrent to knowledge of Jesus is His familiarity. Because we think we know Him, we pass Him by.

— Winifred Kirkland

The Cold War philosophy of Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD), which prevented the former Soviet Union and the United States from using the nuclear weapons…

— Bernard Lewis

If you live in a material universe where acquiring things is very important to you, then family is an absolute deterrent to maintaining that…

— John Taylor Gatto

Fraud will always exist. Enforcement of anti-fraud laws is a useful deterrent, but in the end there's no substitute for investor vigilance. Government regulations…

— John Stossel