Alternative Quote by John Mearsheimer

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

— Niccolo Machiavelli

The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.

— John Randolph

No war is inevitable until it breaks out.

— A. J. P. Taylor

The possibility of a war under the current circumstances is not far-fetched and there is some evidence for that.

— Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

I believe that if you treat China as an enemy, then it is likely to become one.

— Peter Mandelson

I've worked for four presidents, and I've concluded that almost nothing is inevitable. History is to a significant extent the result of the interaction…

— Richard N. Haass

There is an alternative to war. It has been with us forever.

— Sargent Shriver

Preventing a war is tantamount to winning a war.

— Raul Castro

The cause of war is preparation for war.

— W. E. B. Du Bois

As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.

— Albert Einstein

War is evitable if conditions are such that the costs of making war are higher than the benefits.

— Frans de Waal

War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war.

— Chief Joseph