Declaring war Quote by David Mitchell

A state may launch a pre-emptive strike if it has very good reason for thinking that another state is preparing for war.

— David Oderberg

“It's different now, like pushing the stop lever on my camera until nothing except the war can squeeze through the lens.”

— Sarah Miller

They say before you start a war, you better know what your fighting for.

— The Cab

“Ceasefire only postpones war, what’s needed is demilitarization.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“There is no avoiding war, it can only be postponed to the advantage of your enemy.”

— Niccolò Machiavelli

I'm not a war photographer. I've always dealt with the consequences of conflict,

— Giles Duley

“There's always that one thing, right? A particular action that is your own personal line in the sand. The nuclear threat you keep in…

— Stacey Kade

“You cannot prevent a war by starting a war.”

— Carroll Bryant

“Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.”

— John Parker

“Nothing is more prejudicial to war than talk.”

— Bernal Díaz del Castillo

Defense is the first act of war.

— Byron Katie

I believe in not attacking a country pre-emptively unless you're sure of what you're doing and you're working with allies.

— Al Franken