“Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes…known instruments for bringing…

“Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse, or omission. It is the result of their deliberate actions, long persevered in, which they hold to be motivated by high ideals toward…

“Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the object.” Abraham Lincoln, (1809-1865) 16th US President. Source: February 15, 1848, letter to William Herndon. Source…

“One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.” General Douglas MacArthur, (1880-1964) WWII Supreme Allied Commander of the Southwest Pacific, Supreme United Nations…

“We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.” Edward R. Murrow, (1908-1965) American broadcast journalist and war correspondent. Source Reference Edward R. Murrow Quote

“All warfare is based on deception. There is no place where espionage is not used. Offer the enemy bait to lure him.” Sun Tzu, (c.500-320 B.C.) name used by the unknown Chinese authors of the sophisticated treatise on philosophy, logistics,…

“The first casualty when war comes is Truth.” Hiram Johnson, (1866-1945) American Progressive then a Liberal Isolationist Republican politician from California 1917. Source: Locomotive Engineers Journal, February 1929, p. 109. Source Reference Hiram Johnson Quote

“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful…

“The history of war is the history of powerful individuals willing to sacrifice thousands upon thousands of other people’s lives for personal gains.” Michael Rivero, (1631-1700) English Poet. Source: King Arthur, II, ii (1691). Source Reference Michael Rivero Quote

“War is the trade of Kings.” John Dryden, (1631-1700) English Poet. Source: King Arthur, II, ii (1691). Source Reference John Dryden Quote

“History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.” Ronald Reagan, (1911-2004) 40th US President. Source Reference Ronald Reagan Quote

“No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.” A. J. P. Taylor, [Alan John Percivale Taylor] (1906-1990) British historian. Source Reference A. J. P. Taylor Quote