Able Quote by Sadao Araki

Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s…

— Douglas MacArthur

As a minister, I would rather be criticized for thoroughly weighing the options, and sometimes even voicing my doubts, than to be reproached for…

— Guido Westerwelle

Anything that encourages the growth of emotional ties between men must operate against war.

— Sigmund Freud

Even military ministers have no more than a certain amount of control. It is customary that they have the right and the power to…

— Hideki Tojo

The way to prevent war is to bend every energy toward preventing it, not to proceed by the dubious indirection of preparing for it.

— Max Lerner

War can be prevented only by broad-minded statesmanship - a statesmanship that understands how to enlist people's interests in a leading cause.

— Ellen Key

…there is no end to observations on the difference between the measures likely to be pursued by a minister backed by a standing army,…

— James Burgh

Those who are to conduct a war cannot in the nature of things, be proper or safe judges, whether a war ought to be…

— James Madison

Those who have the command of the arms in a country are masters of the state, and have it in their power to make…

— Aristotle

I urge Governments to considerably reduce funds allocated to the military, not only as a disarmament issue, but also as a potential contributor to…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

The statesman who yields to war fever must realise that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but…

— Winston Churchill

[...] to introduce into the philosophy of war itself a principle of moderation would be an absurdity

— Carl von Clausewitz