Quotes about Aggression
War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.
— William McKinley
People always make war when they say they love peace.
— DH Lawrence
Even in waging war, cherish the spirit of peace-maker; that, by conquering those whom you attack, you may lead them back to the advantages of peace.
— St. Augustine
By nature's law, man is at peace with man till some aggression is committed, which, by the same law, authorizes one to destroy another as his enemy.
— Thomas Jefferson
Violence breeds violence. Acts of violence committed in "justice" or in affirmation of "rights" or in defense of "peace" do not end violence. They prepare and justify its continuation.
— Wendell Berry
I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.
— Muhammad Ali
Like it or not, war is distinctively human. Apart from the raiding behavior of chimpanzees and the so-called wars prosecuted by certain species of ant, there is nothing in nature that comes anywhere near approximating it.
— David Livingstone Smith