WAR

“Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.”

—JOHN ADAMS

“I believe that war in many cases is very consistent with Christianity and that a military education of youth is by no means inconsistent with philosophy, equity, humanity, or religion.”

—JOHN ADAMS

“Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will.”

—JAMES MONROE

“If America wants concessions, she must fight for them. We must purchase our power with our blood.”

—JAMES MONROE

“I consider an unjust war as the greatest of all human atrocities, but I esteem a just one as the highest of all human virtues.”

—JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

“Fighting battles is like courting girls: those who make the most pretensions and are boldest usually win.”

—RUTHERFORD B. HAYES

“A just war is in the long run far better for a man’s soul than the most prosperous peace.”

—THEODORE ROOSEVELT

“Men acquainted with the battlefield will not be found among the numbers that glibly talk of another war.”

—DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

“I think war is a dangerous place.”

—GEORGE W. BUSH