Winning the war will prove to be the easy part. Winning the peace and paying for the peace will be the tough part.

Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.

An honorable Peace is and always was my first wish! I can take no delight in the effusion of human Blood; but, if this War should continue, I wish to have the most active part in it

An honorable Peace is and always was my first wish! I can take no delight in the effusion of human Blood; but, if this War should continue, I wish to have the most active part in it

Since there will be no one left to talk peace after the next war, it makes good sense to break with tradition and hold the peace conference first.

Wars are won in the will.