Benjamin Franklin Quotes

War is failure of diplomacy.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

I am, on principle, opposed to war and in favor of peace because I regard peace as a positive good and war as a positive evil.

All war represents a failure of diplomacy.

We cannot be both the world's leading champion of peace and the world's leading supplier of the weapons of war.

A sane person doesn't think war is a good idea.

Wars are to be undertaken in order that it may be possible to live in peace without molestation. Bella suscipienda sunt ob eam causam, ut sine injuria in pace vivatur.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms

Let us face squarely the paradox that the world which goes to war is a world, usually, genuinely desiring peace.

War is always an option. Peace is not.

War as Napoleon knew it just not possible any more. However, we're very unlikely to accept or recognize 'world peace' even when we get it.

We wanted this war and now we've got it, and I'm not sure that we know what to do with it.

Either a war has to be fought, or it doesn't.

I beg Osama to stop warring. He is a Muslim, and Islam means peace. Nobody wins in a war... I wish I were tapped in the problem about Iraq. I knew Saddam enough that I could have talked him into surrendering. But it's too late.

War is the ultimate tool of politics.

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.

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

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

It is easy to get into war, not so easy to get out.

I care about politics just like any other citizen. I'm against the war in Iraq, or any type of war.

The most expensive peace is far less costly than the cheapest war.

We cannot go on fighting a war for small hills.

It makes no difference who says that our objective is peace, even if he be the President of the United States. Our actions speak louder than words, and our actions in Asia today are the actions of warmaking.

It’s damn easy to get into a war, but damned harder to extricate yourself once you get in.

All wars are mishandled.