I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one.
As long as war is regarded as wicked it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar it will cease to be popular.
The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists.
Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure.
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war just as I opposed the Vietnam War because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security.
The universal medicine for the Soul is the Supreme Reason and Absolute Justice for the mind mathematical and practical Truth for the body the Quintessence a combination of light and gold.
Once to every person and nation come the moment to decide. In the conflict of truth with falsehood for the good or evil side.
Falsehood has an infinity of combinations but truth has only one mode of being.