Allowing Quote by Douglas Hurd

There is no merit in putting off a war for a year if, when it comes, it is far worse or much harder to…

— Winston Churchill

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Wars are like deaths, which, while they can be postponed, will come when they will come and cannot be finally avoided.

— Philip Bobbitt

President Bush said the other day the war is not about timetables. It's about winning. Hey, it worked in Florida.

— Jay Leno

War, in our country, ought never to be resorted to but when it is clearly justifiable and necessary; so much so as not to…

— John C. Calhoun

No war is inevitable until it breaks out.

— A. J. P. Taylor

I believe the consequences of a war are so harsh that it should be always the last resort.

— Asne Seierstad

Conventional wisdom holds that setting a timetable for getting American troops out of Iraq would be a mistake.

— Nick Clooney

I feel like war should occur only for the most vital and necessary reasons, and only then.

— Sharon Stone

I believe the military should be wary of diplomacy until war is declared; then the State Department should keep its nose out and let…

— Stuart Symington

Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s…

— Douglas MacArthur

Lightly armed nations can move toward war just as easily as those which are armed to the teeth, and they will do so if…

— Ludwig Quidde