Bill Mauldin Quotes

Suppose you go to war, you cannot fight always; and when, after much loss on both sides, and no gain on either, you cease fighting, the identical old questions, as to terms of intercourse, are again upon you…

Peace, above all things, is to be desired. but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.

Let me just say: Peace to you, if you're willing to fight for it.

I could start a war in 30 seconds. But some countries spend 100 years trying to find peace. Just like good manners, peace has to be learned.

Peace in the Middle East isn't going to be created by another war or violent act on the other side.

I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.

We've got to win this battle, and we will. We have to win the peace.

You don't kill your way to peace.

War may be made by one party, but it requires two to make peace.

Peace has its price, but it is much less expensive than war.

Peace: A period of cheating between two periods of fighting.

Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war.

There are no alternatives to peace.

It is highly probable that in most cases, war could be avoided or ended. For discussions allow passion to subside, and to persuade alienated neighbors, or at least one of them, to listen to the voice of a conciliator is a step in the direction of peace.

Good wishes alone will not ensure peace.

If you aren't please tell me how you are going to not have a war.

Peace is produced by war.

A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all.

In Turkey, we have lived almost everything that could be lived; war and torture... The war concept was consumed to its limits. But there is only one way we have not tried: negotiations, peace, and talking.

Peace is something very dear. If you've been through wars and operations and battles, you want peace.

Mankind will never win lasting peace so long as men use their full resources only in tasks of war. While we are yet at peace, let us mobilize the potentialities, particularly the moral and spiritual potentialities, which we usually reserve for war.

We want peace, but not at any price.

People are still thinking of solving problems by violence and war, and that has to stop.

Everybody wants peace. That's a truism. There is no point in accomplishing through war what you can accomplish through peace.

Peace comes through dealing with people. Peace doesn't come at the end of a bayonet or the end of a gun.