Rand Paul Quotes

Those who are to conduct a war cannot in the nature of things, be proper and safe judges of whether a war ought to be commenced, continued or concluded.

We are not at war with Egypt. We are in an armed conflict.

No man has the right to use the great powers of the Presidency to lead the people, indirectly, into war.

The Congress decides when to make war and the President decides how to make war.

We in America should see that no man is ever given, no matter how gradually or how noble and excellent the man, the power to put this country into a war

There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

War is the ultimate tool of politics.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

War is failure of diplomacy.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms

We cannot go on fighting a war for small hills.

No choice was left but to call out the war power of the Government; and so to resist force, employed for its destruction, by force, for its preservation.

It’s damn easy to get into a war, but damned harder to extricate yourself once you get in.

All wars are mishandled.

I think this sets a very bad precedent, the president unilaterally on his own starting war without any consent from Congress

We must not allow any president to unleash the dogs of war at his own discretion and for an unlimited period of time.

Anybody who has experienced war will never want to do it again unless they have to. But if we’re going to do it, we have to be damn good at it.

War as Napoleon knew it just not possible any more. However, we're very unlikely to accept or recognize 'world peace' even when we get it.

I think when war becomes your life, I think it's very difficult to have the proper perspective to be able to create a fully balanced policy.

But they were going to war anyway and they were going to bully and pressure countries to vote for it.

War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.

War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.

I'm really interested in how conflicts arise and how they reach points of no return. I'm no pacifist. Sometimes force is necessary. But war is a choice.

As a Korean War Veteran, I know too well the troubling nature of war. This is why I will always support a diplomatic answer before military intervention.

Genius, scholar, and war hero though he is, you have to admit - or maybe you should think about admitting - that George Bush might have rushed things a little in invading Iraq.