John le Carre Quotes

That man will fight us every day and every hour till the end of the war.

We want to resolve this peacefully but if we can’t, there are some things worth fighting for.

We are going by you without fighting if you will let us, but we are going by you anyhow!

One has renounced the great life when one renounces war.

Let me just say: Peace to you, if you're willing to fight for it.

France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.

I have not yet begun to fight!

I am in earnest - I will not equivocate - I will not excuse - I will not retreat a single inch - and I will be heard!

I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.

I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.

Obstinacy in a bad cause is but constancy in a good.

We love peace, but not peace at any price.

We must see our present fight right through to the very end.

My policy is victory.

I've stuck by my beliefs, I'm not going to change.

Wherever the fight is, I'm going to be fighting.

A wall is a hell of a lot better than a war.

Of course I deprecate war, but if it is brought to my door the bringer will find me at home.

Always remember, however sure you are that you could easily win, that there would not be a war if the other man did not think he also had a chance.

What Tully said of war may be applied to disputing: "It should be always so managed as to remember that the only true end of it is peace." But generally true disputants are like true sportsmen,--their whole delight is in the pursuit; and the disputant no more cares for the truth than the sportsman for the hare.

We have learned that change cannot come through war. War is not a feasible tool to use in fighting against the oppression we face. War has caused more problems. We cannot embrace that path.

I don't believe in war, I believe in the principle of deterrence.

We love peace, as we abhor pusillanimity; but not peace at any price.

This is war,' I yelled through the door. Lucky for me,' Morelli said. 'I give good war.

War ought to be no man's wish.