Eric Greitens Quotes

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

We make war that we may live in peace.

Some must be warriors, that others may live in peace.

We all want peace. Unfortunately, there are times when peace must be defended by fighting terror and tyranny.

Let him who desires peace prepare for war.

Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war.

We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.

Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.

Peace hath higher tests of manhood, than battle ever knew.

War is fear cloaked in courage.

What we depend upon in a political leader is the fact that if necessary he will kill for us…. If he is not willing to shed blood we are afraid of him. He must protect us.

If somebody is disrespecting somebody, we should step in - even at the risk of getting slugged over the head.

We must fight for peace bravely as we fought in war.

That is why every military officer fights - so that there may be peace.

At the end of the day, Wonder Woman is a peace seeker. But when fight arrives, she can fight. She's a warrior, and she enjoys the adrenaline of the fight.

I love that duality of Wonder Woman: that she both wants peace and means peace, but when push comes to shove and someone needs to be put down like a dog, that's what she would be willing to do.

War can protect; it cannot create.

There is no telling how many wars it will take to secure freedom in the homeland.

Wars are to be undertaken in order that it may be possible to live in peace without molestation.

Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.

I know that war and mayhem run in our blood. I refuse to believe that they must dominate our lives. We humans are animals, too, but animals with amazing powers of rationality, morality, society. We can use our strength and courage not to savage each other, but to defend our highest purposes.

We can do without butter, but, despite all our love of peace, not without arms. One cannot shoot with butter, but with guns.

There is a thin line between peace of the brave and peace of the hostage... between compromise - even calculated risk - and irresponsibility and capitulation.

Mankind has grown strong in eternal struggles and it will only perish through eternal peace.

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.