A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.

When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise.

The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.

Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times.

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.

It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it.

In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.

Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over I shall confine myself entirely to writing and painting.

War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can.