We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.
Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.
The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemy's.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Quintilius Varus, give me back my legions!
War is the continuation of politics by other means.
War is very simple, but in war the simplest things become very difficult.
Kind-hearted people might of course think there was some ingenious way to disarm or defeat an enemy without too much bloodshed. Pleasant as it sounds, it is a fallacy that must be exposed.
The conqueror is always a lover of peace; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed.
War is an act of violence intended to compel our opponent to fulfil our will.
We may be likened to two scorpions in a bottle, each capable of killing the other, but only at the risk of his own life.
The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country.
Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked.
When peace has been broken anywhere, the peace of all countries everywhere is in danger.
Diplomacy without arms is music without instruments.
The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.
No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted.
In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten. Then he who continues the attack wins.
Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace.
I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
The cause of the great War of the Rebellion against the United States will have to be attributed to slavery.
I felt like anything rather than rejoicing at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly.
I don't underrate the value of military knowledge, but if men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
