Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.

Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war. •Otto Von Bismarck Peace with a club in hand is war. •Portuguese Proverb The sinews of war are five - men, money, materials, maintenance (food) and morale. •Bernard Mannes Baruch The greatest conqueror is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow. •Chinese Proverb Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount.

I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations

People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.

If there is ever another war in Europe, it will come out of some damned silly thing in the Balkans

People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.