It is well that war is so terrible—otherwise we would grow too fond of it.

—Solomon Short

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Any great truth can—and eventually will—be expressed as a cliche—a cliche is a sure and certain way to dilute an idea. For instance, my grandmother used to say, 'The black cat is always the last one off the fence.' I have no idea what she meant, but at one time, it was undoubtedly true.

—Solomon Short

I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

—Solomon Short

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The only winner in the War of 1812 was Tchaikovsky.

—Solomon Short

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Either war is obsolete or men are.

—Winston Churchill

The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts.

—Winston Churchill

I think the mark of a great ruler, is not his ability to make war but to achieve peace.

—Robert E. Lee

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?

—Omar Bradley

War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.

—Mao Tse-Tung

History

11 Jul 2015 Added
26 Oct 2026 Wording changed

Previous wording

It is well that war is so terrible - otherwise we would grow too fond of it.