"Even on the threshold of war, we [Jews] are bidden to begin in no other way than with peace, for it is written: “When you draw near a city to fight, first offer it peace.”" ~~ Midrash Leviticus R. 9
"War is a bad and contemptible thing, but people at war are sometimes better than in everyday life." ~~ Ze’ev Vladimir Jabotinsky
"To start a revolution is not hard; to end it well and launch a peaceful economy is beyond our powers. " ~~ Yosef Chaim Brenner
"If a wolf comes to kill you, you are not bound to pat its back." ~~ Samuel Joseph Agnon
"Better overt war than covert peace." ~~ Shlomo Rubin
"Nations…borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. Probably no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both. " ~~ Abraham Flexner
"Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms. " ~~ Groucho Marx
"Our task today is harder than Moses’; he had only to deliver Israel from one Egypt, we must deliver it from many." ~~ Manachem Ussishkin
"Wars are not won by heroes." ~~ Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) 9:11
"If a man means to kill you, stike first!" ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"Your enemy’s enemy is your friend." ~~ Ladino Proverb
"No power has ever won complete and absolute victory." ~~ Achad Ha’am
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