Quotations - War and Conflict

"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die." - G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy

"War is not 'the best way of settling differences; it is the only way of preventing their being settled for you." - G.K. Chesterton, ILN, 7/24/15

"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." - G.K. Chesterton, ILN, 1/14/11

"No country has ever profited from protracted warfare. Those who do not thoroughly comprehend the dangers inherent in employing the army are incapable of truly knowing the potential advantages of military actions.” - Sun Tzu, Art of War.

“…attaining one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the pinnacle of excellence. Subjugating the enemy’s army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence.” - Sun Tzu, Art of War.