Hannibal Quotes

The object of war is victory; that of victory is conquest; and that of conquest preservation.

In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.

An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.

Ambition of military fame, ambition over female virtue, was the duplicate ruling passion of his life.

My policy is victory.

Wars happen because the ones who start them think they can win.

War is the supreme form of prestige.

Great conquests trouble, where contempt may please -- the one yields glory, and the other ease.

.. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that in glory and in triumph they could become the 'Momentary' masters of a 'Fraction' of a 'Dot'

In his fairy dreams of war [Thaddeus] always made conquest the sure end of his battles.

The Executive should be able to repel and not to commence war.

Even in waging war, cherish the spirit of peace-maker; that, by conquering those whom you attack, you may lead them back to the advantages of peace.

War is the province of chance. In no sphere of human activity is such a margin to be left for this intruder. It increases the uncertainty of every circumstance, and deranges the course of events.

Any nation that decides the only way to achieve peace is through peaceful means is a nation that will soon be a piece of another nation.

Let war yield to peace, laurels to paeans.

There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.

Sometimes and in particular dealing with a dictator, the only chance of peace is a readiness for war.

It boils down to this: we should have done with humbug, and let war be war, and not a game ... If there were none of this magnanimity business in warfare, we should never go to war, except for something worth facing certain death for.

War is only caused through the political intercourse of governments and nations - war is nothing but a continuation of political intercourse with an admixture of other means.

But all history has taught us the grim lesson that no nation has ever been successful in avoiding the terrors of war by refusing to defend its rights - by attempting to placate aggression.

Fight them with your faith in God, fight them in defense of every free honorable woman and every innocent child, and in defense of the values of manhood and the military honor...Fight them because with their defeat you will be at the last entrance of the conquest of all conquests. The war will end with...dignity, glory, and triumph for your people, army, and nation.

Dulce bellum inexpertis. - War is lovely for those who know nothing about it.

War may be an auction for countries. For soldiers it's a lottery.

This killing of Israel athletes is an act of war. And if there's one place that war doesn't belong, it's here. 1200 years. From 776 B.C. to 393 A.D., your fellow Olympians laid down their arms to take part in these games. They understood there was more honor in out running a man than in killing him. I hope the competition will resume, and if it does, you must not think that running or throwing or jumping is frivelous. The games were once your fellow Olympians answer to war – competition, not conquest. Now, they must be your answer.