Causes Quote by Ludwig Quidde

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

— Albert Einstein

War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

...war is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but…

— Livy

It may be that at some time in the dim future of the race the need for war will vanish: but that time is…

— Theodore Roosevelt

War can only be qualified by its object, and there is neither foreign war nor civil war, there is only just or unjust war.

— Victor Hugo

We all say no to war, we are all for justice and peace. But sometimes in order to maintain peace, armed action is necessary.…

— Silvio Berlusconi

Humans are very aggressive and scrappy, and go to war at the drop of a hat. However, a standard land war is no longer…

— Bruce Sterling

War is an attempt of one group to impose its will upon another group by armed violence.

— Anonymous

Out of war nations acquire additional territory, if they are victorious. They just take it. This newly acquired territory promptly is exploited by the…

— Smedley Butler

A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all.

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

I don't believe there is such thing as a just or unjust war; there are avoidable and unavoidable wars. Sometimes you have no choice…

— Mike Hoffman

Generically, wars in necessity are wars where, I think, the vital interest of the nation are at stake, in which there are no viable…

— Richard N. Haass