Age Quote by George F. Kennan

Throughout history civilian populations and political rulers have talked of peace. We have never been free of war. The soldier, whose profession is war,…

— Barry Goldwater

There are times for making war and times for making peace.

— Juan Manuel Santos

When you're at war, you think about a better life; when you're at peace you think about a more comfortable one.

— Thornton Wilder

Embarking upon war is always dangerous for national leaders because it makes them more than ever at the mercy of events. When domestic opinion…

— Linda Colley

We always prefer war on our own terms to peace on someone else's.

— Mignon McLaughlin

The sad truth is that you can have peace processes all you like, but if one side is committed to war, then it's war.

— John Podhoretz

If you start thinking war is inevitable, then in your own times, you don't resist it as strongly as you should.

— Margaret MacMillan

It is easier to make war than to make peace.

— Georges Clemenceau

When you've won the war, you're faced with the problem of winning the peace.

— Tim Pigott-Smith

If you avoid conflict to keep the peace, you start a war inside yourself.

— Cheryl Richardson

Diplomacy matters. Burden-sharing matters. Follow-through matters. And yes, sustaining the peace is harder, more complex and often costlier than winning the war itself. No…

— Dick Gephardt

Be selective in your battles for sometimes peace is better than being right.

— Anonymous