Elbert Hubbard Quotes

Why are we going after those who were not going after us?

Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!

Never unsheathe the sword except in self defense.

If the United States were attacked by rockets from one of our neighboring countries, we would be a lot tougher on them than Israel has been on the Palestinians. When we were attacked, we sent an army abroad and took over Afghanistan from the Taliban.

You may not like to go to war, but war will come to you.

You don't start shooting rockets at Israel and expect that we'll just sit back supinely and die.

The world hates us, but the bottom line is we're gonna have to show the world why they hate us by bombing the hell out of some people that have been hurting us. That's all. That's the end of it.

I insist that there is nothing sacred in the life of an invader, and there is no valid principle of human society that forbids the invaded to protect themselves in whatever way they can.

I've never hit anybody who hasn't clocked me two or three times.

If there is no direct threat why are we invading?

It's just becoming more acceptable for girls to react violently.

One to destroy, is murder by the law; and gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe; to murder thousands, takes a specious name, 'War's glorious art', and gives immortal fame.

I think, unfortunately, we live in a world where people attack other people and I think a legitimate rationale for war is the saving of human life, the saving of lives of people who cannot defend themselves.

The Jews have opened fire, and they are unready to begin a war.

When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?

In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When that violence shall be removed, when hostilities shall cease on the part of the aggressors, hostilities shall cease on our part also.

People say you favor assassination, what do you think war is? Except that it's assassination on a much larger scale, a much more horrific scale.

I dished out and suffered my fair share of bloody noses.

Well, if they are trying to kill you, on the whole they're the people you have to kill, aren't they?

It's not a problem taking out someone who wants your people dead. That's not a problem at all.

A sane person doesn't think war is a good idea. I'm not a pacifist. I feel that there are situations where fighting is inescapable, but we don't go looking for those things.

We believe in peace, but we are not pacifists. Sometimes we have to use force

If one comes to kill you, make haste and kill him first.

People want to kill people because they don't want them out on the street again.

There is always a political issue whenever you empower a state to kill its own citizens … the abuse of the power as in Europe of the 20th century is the problem …. If we believe that some people ought to receive the death penalty for their crimes, there appears to be no way of executing the ones who should receive the death penalty without sweeping in ones who do not.