Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. War Quotations

The military struggle may frankly be regarded for what it actually was, namely a war for independence, an armed attempt to imposethe views of the revolutionists upon the British government and large sections of the colonial population at whatever cost to freedom of opinion or the sanctity of life and property.

There is no more dangerous thing for a democracy than a foreign policy based on presidential preventive war.

All wars are popular for the first 30 days.

Those who are convinced they have a monopoly on The Truth always feel that they are only saving the world when they slaughter the heretics.