Country Quote by John C. Calhoun

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

“It [the Mexican War] was a training ground for generals, so that when the sad self-murders settled on us, the leaders knew the techniques…

— John Steinbeck

“Mexico has made a mistake. Alone, it fights a war against a global phenomenon that only matters to a few. That makes the headlines…

— Sabina Berman

“In that regard, one final clarification is in order. Trump is now the most powerful head of state in the world, and one of…

— Bandy X Lee

Every US President has to have a war.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

There are few things more dangerous in a democracy than allowing a President to wage secret wars without the knowledge of the country.

— Glenn Greenwald

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest...and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some…

— Plato

There is no more dangerous thing for a democracy than a foreign policy based on presidential preventive war.

— Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr

“An unwise and overambitious foreign policy, and particularly the effort to do more than we are able to do, is the one thing which…

— Robert A. Taft

“The most dangerous job is to be a president - That's nothing more than a fact!”

— Deyth Banger

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always…

— Plato

You get enough people agreeing in consciousness that Mexico is a dangerous place, and that dangerous thought will make it so.

— Marianne Williamson