Advocate Quote by Robert M. Gates

War should be not a war of choice; it should be a war of necessity. And it should be a last resort.

— John F. Kerry

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

While war is never anyone first choice, sometimes it is a necessary choice.

— Gresham Barrett

If you start thinking war is inevitable, then in your own times, you don't resist it as strongly as you should.

— Margaret MacMillan

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

— Chief Joseph

Wars are not a choice we make for no reason.

— Tzipi Livni

I am not against all wars-just whichever is current.

— Ken Gillespie

Wars are just to those to whom they are necessary.

— Edmund Burke

I feel like war should occur only for the most vital and necessary reasons, and only then.

— Sharon Stone

I don't think war is inevitable. I maintain that.

— Lloyd Austin

Wars of necessity are essentially unavoidable. They involve the most important national interests, a lack of promising alternatives to the use of force, and…

— Richard N. Haass

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

— Frans de Waal