Civilian victims [in war] are not 'collateral damage' but men and woman, with names and surnames, who lose their lives.

We will measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into. My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier. That's what I want to be. A peacemaker and a unifier.

The wars fanned the wings of science, and science brought to mankind a thousand blessings, a thousand problems and a thousand perils.

You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than live as slaves.

If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival.

He who would live must fight. He who doesn't wish to fight ... has not the right to exist.