War Reluctance Quotes

For sure, there are times when one may have no choice but to go to war, but it is never something to rush to or accept without exploring every other available option.

The family ties between hundreds of thousands of German families and their American relatives led many to think that America would never join a second war against Germany.

I don’t like genocide, but I would not commit our troops [to stop it.]

I tried to read in the faces of the thousands what was in their minds this Easter day. But their faces looked blank. Obviously they do not like the war, but they will do what they’re told. Die, for instance.

I certainly am not willing to involve the country in a foreign war for the object of acquiring Texas.

Why of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece?

Most bayonets throughout history have probably not been used because soldiers just can't do it, something holds them back... the same goes for shooting the enemy. We've got this fascinating evidence from the Second World War, and also from other wars, that most soldiers couldn't do it.

We don't want to start a nuclear war unless we really have to, now do we Jack?

Democracies are slow to anger and hesitant to go to war: Voters don't want to sacrifice their children for the glory of a selfish king.

Here’s how bizarre the war is that we’re in Iraq, and we should have known this right from the get-go: When we first went into Iraq, Germany didn’t want to go. Germany. The Michael Jordan of war took a pass.

They give war to me that I do not want.

I will never conduct a war or start a war because we want to; the United States of America should only go to war because we have to. And if you live by that guidance, you'll never have veterans throwing away their medals or standing up in protest.

I'm not going to take off time and lose money to go fight.