Florence Prag Kahn Quotes

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

I must have money to get ready for war. I am doing everything possible to prevent war but it must come, and we are not prepared.

It must be thoroughly understood that war is a necessity, and that the more readily we accept it, the less will be the ardor of our opponents.

To insist on strength ... is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.

A certain degree of preparation for war ... affords also the best security for the continuance of peace.

… you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.

As head of a military structure I am responsible for the realization of military issues. If you want to have everlasting peace, you must be ready for war. We must be ready to face any provocation.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

The American people need to tell their member of Congress that we need a strong defense to protect us and to prevent wars. We can't get away with simply leading from behind and gutting our defenses.

A war regarded as inevitable or even probable, and therefore much prepared for, has a good chance of eventually being fought.

For the remote contingency by which a national army must be always judged, namely, the contingency of war with a first class power, the Army is practically unprepared.

In peace, as a wise man, he should make suitable preparation for war.

The firmest security of peace is the preparation during peace of the defenses of war.

The shortest way to peace is the most stupendous and unanimous preparation for war.

One of the great advances of our time is the recognition that one of the ways to prevent war is to deter it by having the will and the capacity to use force to punish the aggressor.

Wars are most often won by those who have made the greatest effort to prevent them.

Those who want peace should prepare for war and be strong.

It's impossible to start making a weapon only when the war already started!

In time of peace prepare for war.

Peace through strength works; but the flip side is war invited by weakness.

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

Our strategy is one of preventing war by making it self-evident to our enemies that they're going to get their clocks cleaned if they start one.

The cause of war is preparation for war.

It is wise statesmanship which suggests that in time of peace we must prepare for war, and it is no less a wise benevolence that makes preparation in the hour of peace for assuaging the ills that are sure to accompany war.

Where are your armies; your navy? Have you money? No, sir! Rely on it, there will be, there can be, no war …