War and Peace

Always remember your weapons system was made by the lowest bidder

Unknown, in War and Peace

War is menstruation envy.

Unknown, in War and Peace

When elephants fight, only the grass gets hurt.

Unknown, in War and Peace

When you've seen one nuclear war, you've seen them all.

Unknown, in War and Peace

Why bother building any more nuclear warheads until we've used the ones we have?

Unknown, in War and Peace

It is impossible to defend perfectly against the attack of those who want to die.

Unknown, in War and Peace

It seems like the less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag.

Unknown, in War and Peace

Join the Army: travel to exotic distant lands, meet exciting, unusual people and kill them.

Unknown, in War and Peace

Katz' Law: Man and nations will act rationally when all other possibilities have been exhausted.

Unknown, in War and Peace

Conquering Russia should be done steppe by steppe.

Unknown, in War and Peace

Draft beer, not people.

Unknown, in War and Peace

A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.

Bill Vaughan, in Law and Politics and War and Peace

The pen may be stronger than the sword... but I'd rather have a sword in a dark alley.

Andrew Warnick, in War and Peace

What a strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

Unknown, (W.O.P.R. computer in War Games), in Success and Failure and War and Peace

A nuclear war can ruin your whole day.

Unknown, in War and Peace

Always remember your weapons system was made by the lowest bidder

Unknown, in War and Peace

All warfare is based on deception.

Sun Tzu, The Art Of War, in War and Peace

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

Sun Tzu, in War and Peace

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself -- nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, (inaugural speech, 1944), in War and Peace

Close the book and open your heart.

Nathan Rozenfarb, (on religious conflicts), in War and Peace