War and Peace

War is terrible and glorious at once. It is simply part of the human condition.

War is inevitable because power, fear, and self-interest govern relations between states.

War originates in greed, luxury, and appetite: a symptom of political and moral disorder.

War is a means, never an end. It exists for the sake of peace.

War is a consequence of sin. Peace is the true desire of every heart, even those who wage war.

War can be just, but only under strict conditions. Peace is the work of justice.

War is the prince's primary concern. The question is not justice but survival.

War is the natural condition of humanity without government.

The state of nature is not war itself, but inevitably lapses into it without civil society.

War arises from the existence of separate societies, not from individual human nature.

War is a relation between states, not between men. It is a consequence of political society itself.

Perpetual peace is a moral imperative. It requires a federation of free states.

Federal union is the practical cure for war between states.

War is not an evil to be eliminated but a necessary force that preserves nations' ethical health.

War is chaos, not strategy. The generals who claim to control it are deluded.