Bigs Quote by Samuel Eliot Morison

But sea power has never led to despotism. The nations that have enjoyed sea power even for a brief period-Athens, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, England,…

— Samuel Eliot Morison

All wars will be settled by sea power.

— Erich Raeder

So far as business and money are concerned, a country gains nothing by a successful war, even though that war involves the acquisition of…

— Havelock Ellis

There are but few naval powers, but there are many land powers.

— Frank B. Kellogg

It is true that large parts of the world have not had to endure state-to-state wars for decades. The majority of the world's nations…

— Margaret MacMillan

The reason territorial monarchs failed time after time against maritime powers was not that absolutist, non-consensual governments were incapable of building great fleets in…

— Peter Padfield

There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.

— George Herbert

No war by any nation in any age has ever been declared by the people.

— Eugene V. Debs

No nation has ever benefited from a prolonged war.

— Sun Tzu

In war, there are no winners.

— Ramman Kenoun

Most wars are not fought over shortages of resources such as food and water, but rather over conquest, revenge, and ideology.

— Steven Pinker

No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace or insure it victory in time of…

— Calvin Coolidge