Including Quote by Simone Weil

We are the only nation in the world that waits till we get into a war before we start getting ready for it.

— Will Rogers

“A nation that does not prepare for all the forms of war should then renounce the use of war in national policy. A people…

— T. R. Fehrenbach

“Preparing for war, as was well known in other lands but perhaps not then in that one, is usually a self-fulfilling precaution.”

— Dave Duncan

“Being ready for war is not the same as making war, or liking it, young human. Make war as a last resort.”

— Craig Martelle

Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought to involve us in war; for sure I am,…

— George Washington

In order to take a nation to war, you have to believe mightily in the threat you are facing and the virtue of your…

— Richard Cohen

War is America's central liturgical act necessary to renew our sense that we are a nation unlike other nations.

— Stanley Hauerwas

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful…

— George Washington

Often, the pretexts for starting a war are not real shortages of land, food or fuel, but rather perceptions - like fear, honor and…

— Victor Davis Hanson

“War will find us whether we are ready or not.”

— Winston Churchill

We do not want war, but we are ready to defend our citizens, our soldiers, and our sovereignty.

— Yoav Gallant

As the war was just in its origin and necessary and noble in its objects, we can reflect with a proud satisfaction that in…

— James Madison