Conflict Quote by Colin Powell

We don't want to impose our solutions by force, we want to create a democratic space. We don't see armed struggle in the classic…

— Subcomandante Marcos

We can no longer apply the classic criteria to clearly determine whether and when we should use military force. We are waging war in…

— Otto Schily

Any time you use military force, you have got to have a clear purpose that military forces can achieve.

— Richard N. Haass

Any military force should be dictated by the vital national security interests of the United States. And if and when we use force, we…

— Ted Cruz

My advice is: 1. Be judicious in the use of military force. 2. When military force is required, use overwhelming force. 3. Do not…

— Steve Stivers

War creates its own intensity of hatred... You don't want to use force except as an absolute last resort.

— Wesley Clark

“We often hear military experts inculcate the doctrine of giving priority to the decisive theatre. There is a lot in this. But in war…

— Winston Churchill

Military force is irrelevant to many of the most urgent threats we face. If we are to solve our myriad domestic problems and revitalize…

— William Hartung

Generically, wars in necessity are wars where, I think, the vital interest of the nation are at stake, in which there are no viable…

— Richard N. Haass

You have to make sure you know why you are going to war and then use decisive force to end it as soon as…

— Colin Powell

Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive factor; it is people, not things, that are decisive. The contest of strength…

— Mao Zedong

I am convinced there is no more effective method of preventing a war than a decisive stance illustrating that we are ready at any…

— Andrzej Duda