To restrain our government from intervening overtly or covertly in the internal affairs of other nations. To end the arms race and to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons. To abolish war as an instrument of international policy. To achieve these goals, members of VFP pledge to use non-violent means to maintain an organization that is both democratic and open with the understanding that all members are trusted to act in the best interests of the group for the larger purpose of world peace. If there be one principle more deeply rooted than any other in the mind of every American it is that we should have nothing to do with conquest.
War is just a racket.
A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of people. Only a small inside group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few at the expense of the masses. I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else. If a nation comes over here to fight, then we'll fight.