Politics is the womb in which war develops.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.

The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed.

The fact that slaughter [battle] is a horrifying spectacle must make us take war more seriously, but [it does] not provide an excuse for gradually blunting our swords in the name of humanity. Sooner or later someone will come along with a sharp sword and hack off our arms.

War is nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.