It is to be observed that every case of war averted is a gain in general, for it helps to form a habit of peace, and community habits long continued become standards of conduct.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
War is evitable if conditions are such that the costs of making war are higher than the benefits.
Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice.
There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war.
War is usually fought over diminishing resources, particulary those that we perceive to be extremely valuable.
The professed war-weariness among populations who have sent only a small percentage of their sons and daughters to fight in recent wars may derive from a failure to communicate effectively what is at stake in those wars and explain why the efforts are worthy of the risks, resources, and sacrifices necessary to sustain the strategy.
Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will.
War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.
War does horrible things to human beings, to societies. It brings out the best, but most often the worst, in our human nature.
Wars and conflicts are not inevitable. They are caused by human beings.
Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.
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