Will . . . the threat of common extermination continue?. . . Must children receive the arms race from us as a necessary inheritance?

You lose nothing through peace. You can lose everything through war.

To wage war, you need first of all money; second, you need money, and third, you also need money.

During war, the laws are silent.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace and not of war.

Emerson (1803-1882) was an American transcendentalist essayist and poet. (From 'The Anti-War Quote Book,' Quirk Books, Ed. by Eric Groves Sr.)

Violence is not power, but the absence of power.

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

It's truly ironic how self-proclaimed 'patriots' have a tendency to support those who seek to undermine their country.

It is frightening how the actions of a single leader can have such drastic effects on the prestige of an entire nation.

Power is usurped from the people, first by implementing fear, then it is maintained by slandering as 'unpatriotic' those who refuse submission.

War may be only temporary, but its toll remains permanently.

How is it possible for people to consider themselves supporters of the troops when they approve of an event that throws those troops into...peril?

Good leaders serve the interests of their people, while unfit leaders exploit their citizens to serve their own.

A tyrant has succeeded in his search for absolute power when his own people fear to question his actions.

The only antidote to the poison of war is the public's courage to disagree with their leader.

Patriotism lies not in blind obedience to authority, but in the desire to search for the truth.

Conflict is the criminals' paradise; it is the only time when killing is allowed, theft is tolerated, and rape is forgiven.

Think of war as a game of Russian roulette. It is a game of chance with your life as the grand prize.

The tyrant always talks as if he's preserving the best interests of his people when he actually acts to undermine them.

All it takes is a single act of aggression to permanently wound a nation's reputation.

Killing someone is the ultimate crime, while on the other hand, killing someone in uniform is fulfillment of duty.

Humanity is quite a unique species, since it is the only one with the means to wipe itself out.

The occupation and robbery of a nation occurs under the illusion of freeing its citizens from brutal oppression.

The soldier's main enemy is not the opposing soldier, but his own commander.

In war, there are no winners.