Aspect Quote by Henry Campbell-Bannerman

It is idle to say that nations can struggle to outdo each other in building armaments and never use them. History demonstrates the contrary,…

— Frank B. Kellogg

The invention of gunpowder and the constant improvement of firearms are enough in themselves to show that the advance of civilization has done nothing…

— Carl von Clausewitz

Personally, I do not believe that we shall have greater armaments in the future than we have had in the past. On the contrary,…

— William Watson

I know of no more important subject to the peace of Europe and the world than the reasonable reduction of armaments, especially in Europe,…

— Frank B. Kellogg

Any survey of the free world's defense structure cannot fail to impart a feeling of regret that so much of our effort and resources…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

Thus, if armaments were curtailed without a secure peace and all countries disarmed proportionately, military security would have been in no way affected.

— Ludwig Quidde

What remains unchanged is the principle, which is that we do not launch wars without overwelming reasons, and overwhelming alliances, and without overwhelming force.

— John F. Kerry

“Our experience of the governments of the world, our knowledge of the weapons at their disposal, and our awareness of our own limitations justify…

— David Dellinger

This truth may be unfashionable, unpalatable, no doubt unpopular, but, if it is the truth, the story of mankind shows that war was universal…

— Winston Churchill

The present level of armaments could be taken as the starting point. It could be stipulated in an international treaty that these armaments should…

— Ludwig Quidde

We have now armed to such an extent as the world has never before seen.

— Adolf Hitler

Abroad, the balance of power is shifting. There are new and more terrible weapons - new and uncertain nations - new pressures of population…

— John F. Kennedy