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Now, I believe that war is never inevitable until it starts, but there has been a great proclivity in human history, and including in recent history, for war.

No war is inevitable until it breaks out.

But does that mean that war and violence are inevitable? I would argue not because we have also evolved this amazingly sophisticated intellect, and we are capable of controlling our innate behavior a lot of the time.

Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.

Moreover, if the territorial state is to continue as the last word in the development of society, then war is inevitable.

Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international community must act to enforce its will.

Diplomacy in general does not resolve conflicts. Wars end not due to peace processes, but due to one side giving up.

Wars don't happen on battlefields; they go on happening in people's hearts for generations and generations, and the ecological damage is unfathomably complex and dire.

War itself is the enemy of the human race.