To him, as to me, the War was inevitable and justifiable. Courage remained a virtue. And that exploitation of courage, if I may be allowed to say a thing so obvious, was the essential tragedy of the War, which, as everyone now agrees, was a crime against humanity.

Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just.

Yes, a war is inevitable. Firstly, there's you fellows who can't be trusted. And then there's the multitude who mean to have bathrooms and white enamel. Millions of them; all over the world. Not merely here. And there aren't enough bathrooms and white enamel in the world to go round.

War, in its fairest form, implies a perpetual violation of humanity and justice.

Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s very object is victory-not prolonged indecision.

A good country does not begin a war except to defend its honor or to protect itself. ... Wars are unjust if they are undertaken without cause. Only a war waged in retaliation or defense can be considered just. ... No war is honorable unless it is announced and declared or it is for the recovery of property.

We must realize that war is universal and strife is justice, and that all things come into the world and pass away through strife.

There is no greater guilt than the unneccessary war.

One must realize that war is common, and justice strife, and that all things come to be through strife and are (so) ordained.

Justice in our minds is strife.
We cannot help but see
war makes us as we are.

It is the duty of righteous men to make war on all undeserved privilege, but one must not forget that this is a war without end.

Occasional war is one of the rigorous instruments in the hands of Providence to give tone to the character of nations.

Perhaps it is almost justice, dad, that we should have to go through war every so often to pay for the peace years.

War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other's children.