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War Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
- I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a good war, or a bad…
- Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty in defending our…
- Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.
- It seems to me, that if statesmen had a little more arithmetic, or were accustomed to calculation, wars would be much less frequent.
- A highwayman is as much a robber when he plunders in a gang as when single; and a nation that makes an unjust war is…
- What vast additions to the conveniences and comforts of living might mankind have acquired, if the money spent in wars had been employed in works…
- Courteous Reader, Astrology is one of the most ancient Sciences, held in high esteem of old, by the Wise and the Great. Formerly, no Prince…
- All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones. In my opinion, there never was a good war or a bad peace. When will…
- There seem to be but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth. The first is by war, as the Romans did, in plundering their…
- The colonies would gladly have borne the little tax on tea and other matters had it not been that England took away from the colonies…
- [It was] the poverty caused by the bad influence of the English bankers on the Parliament which has caused in the colonies hatred of the…
- There seems to be three ways for a nation to acquire wealth: the first is by war...this is robbery; the second by commerce, which is…
- I firmly believe this ... that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better, than the builders of Babel: We…
- There is no good war or bad peace
- There is no such thing as a good war or a bad peace.
- The way to secure peace is to be prepared for war. They that are on their guard, and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are…
- They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
- By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
- Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.
- He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees.
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