There never was a good war or a bad peace. I have never advocated war except as a means for peace. I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole feud to private industry. The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions. War hath no fury like a noncombatant.
Diplomats are just as essential in starting a war as soldiers are in finishing it.
As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth. In battle and in the face of danger and death he discloses those divine attributes which his amke gave when he created in his own image. No physical courage and no brute instincts can take the place of the divine annunciation and spiritual gift which will alone sustain him. An atheist could not be as great a military leader as one who is not an atheist.