Tim Kennedy Quotes

We convinced him quickly that the possibility of war was absolutely nil and continued our festivity. On the next day we were ordered to take the field.

Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace.

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

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

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.

At the beginning of this century, people never questioned the effectiveness of war, never thought there could be real peace. Now, people are tired of war and see it as ineffective in solving anything.

Who has created more peace in the world, the Peace Corps or the Marine Corps?

While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.

I am a Nobel Peace laureate and my business should be to try to bring stability, not to be a red rag to bulls.

Those good at war aren't good at peace, and those good at peace aren't good at war.

All of us realize that war requires action. What is sometimes harder for us to realize is that peace and neutrality also require action.

It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.

We have now to fight for peace with the same courage and deter-mination as we fought against aggression.

Now, and ever, I shall do all in my power for peace, consistently with the maintenance of government.

It is my disposition to maintain peace until its condition shall be made less tolerable than that of war itself.

If peace cannot be maintained with honour, it is no longer peace.

Peace is not sought in order to provoke war, but war is waged in order to attain peace.

We still seek no wider war.

Peace is an Excellent Thing, and War is a great Misfortune. But there are Many things More valuable than Peace, and many Things Much worse than war. The maintenance of the Ottoman Empire belongs to the First Class, the Occupation of Turkey by Russia belongs to the Second.

[Peace] cannot be honorable or secure, if the sovereign betrays a pusillanimous aversion to war.

We've never declared war on anybody. We [Iran] defended ourselves against wars that were imposed on us. We have no desire to engage in confrontation with anybody.

War's Legitimate Object Is More Perfect Peace.

Peace is preferable to war. But it’s not an absolute value, and so we always ask, “What kind of peace?

The quest for peace is the statesman's most exacting duty... Practical progress to lasting peace is his fondest hope.

Americans will get along with all other nations willing to get along with us. We will deal fairly with everyone. We will seek common ground, partnership not conflict.