Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan Quotes
I never use my sword when the lash suffices, nor the lash when my tongue is enough.
Muawiyah I, First Islamic Caliph from the Umayyad Dynasty, Scribe to The Prophet Muhammad, Military General, Frequent principle of leadership, Quoted in David Levering Lewis, God’s Crucible, 2008
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Ataturk advocated a very strong military establishment that should rarely if ever be used—always preferring a diplomatic, political solution to foreign policy problems.
The issue of force verses diplomacy has been in debate at almost all times. However, the issue of the conflict with Islam is much the same today—almost 1000 years later
Hamas of one of the very few organizations whose very charter was opposed to all forms of diplomacy for the settlement of problems.
Some southerners had gotten out of the Confederate chain of command and were attacking civilian steamboats killing Southerners as well as “Yankees”. See {633900} . While Sherman had trouble with some of his own men on parts of his March Through Georgia, at this time, it was Southerners who were acting independently and improperly. Legally, the Confederates were responsible for any people committing terror. Sherman tried to persuade the Confederate commanders with letters like this, but was very quick to retaliate for every violation. He also complained to some Union officers that they were not moving quickly enough to retaliate and prevent future behavior--{584048}
Muawiyah I was the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate and fifth Caliph of Islam, serving from 661 until his death. He became caliph less than 30 years following the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (his brother in law) and very shortly after the reign of the four "rightly guided" (Rashidun) caliphs. Although considered to be lacking in the justice and piety of the Rashidun, Muawiyah was also the first caliph whose name appeared on coins, inscriptions, or documents of the nascent Islamic empire.
