War and Peace

About War and Peace

Notable quotes

“Croesus said to Cambyses; That peace was better than war; because in peace the sons did bury their fathers, but in wars the fathers did bury their sons.”
— Francis Bacon, Apophthegms, New and Old (published 1625); in James A. Spedding, Robert L. Ellis and Douglas D. Heath, eds., The Works of Francis Bacon, vol. 13 (1860, reprinted 1969), no. 149, p. 359.
“Bellum autem ita suscipiatur, ut nihil aliud, nisi pax, quæsita videatur.”
— Let war be so carried on that no other object may seem to be sought but the acquisition of peace.
“Believing that the happiness of mankind is best promoted by the useful pursuits of peace, that on these alone a stable prosperity can be founded, that the evils of war are great in their endurance, and have a long reckoning for ages to come, I have used my best endeavors to keep our country uncommitted in the troubles which afflict Europe, and which assail us on every side.”
— Thomas Jefferson, letter to the Young Republicans of Pittsburg (December 2, 1808), in H. A. Washington, ed., The Writings of Thomas Jefferson (1871), vol. 8, p. 142.
“Peace hath her victories No less renowned than war.”
— John Milton, "Sonnett: To the Lord General Cromwell" (1652)
“You might as well appeal against the thunder-storm as against these terrible hardships of war. They are inevitable, and the only way the people of Atlanta can hope once more to live in peace and quiet at home, is to stop the war, which can only be done by admitting that it began in error and is perpetuated in pride.”
— William Tecumseh Sherman, letter to the city council members of the City of Atlanta (12 September 1864).
“When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come.” And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.”
— Revelation 6:3-4 John the Evangelist

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