Defense Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

War should never be thought of as something autonomous, but always as an instrument of policy.

— Carl von Clausewitz

Reducing military presence has never in history won a war.

— John McCain

There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefitted.

— Sun Tzu

There never was a war that was not inward.

— Marianne Moore

There's never any guarantee at war.

— Rudy Giuliani

The United States has never entered a serious war, and has never been victorious.

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Declarations of war have never been a constitutional requirement for military action abroad.

— John Yoo

Dying in a a war never stopped wars from happening.

— Charles Bukowski

There never is a convenient place to fight a war when the other man starts it.

— Arleigh Burke

War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.

— Carl von Clausewitz

Preparedness never caused a war and unpreparedness never prevented one.

— Florence Prag Kahn

Wars are never fought for altruistic reasons.

— Arundhati Roy