"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
"Your enemy’s enemy is your friend." ~~ Ladino Proverb
"The nations wish to vex the Lord, but cannot. So what do they do? They vex Israel. " ~~ Exodus (Shmot) R.
"In a war of defense everyone comes out to fight, even the groom from his chamber and the bride from her bed." ~~ Sota 8:7
"One does not wage war, whether profane or holy, before one offers peace, as it is written [Deuteronomy (Devarim) 20:10]—When you come near a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it! " ~~ Rambam