Make war that we may live in peace. — AristotlePhilosophical literatureMake war that we may live in peace.AristotleThe Nicomachean Ethics · 322 BC★ 4.9Other tags relating to this quoteTopicWar and peaceWarPeaceStatement typeParadoxGenrePhilosophical literatureTime322 BCClassical antiquityPersonAristotleProvenanceCurrent citationAristotle. Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing, 2019.Original citationAristotle. Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics]. c. 322 BC.
No one is stupid enough to prefer war to peace; in peace sons bury their fathers and in war fathers bury their sons. However, I suppose the god must have wanted this to happen.HerodotusHistories · 430 BCAnother quote aboutTopic·War and peace
Let me have war, say I. It exceeds peace as far as day does night. It's sprightly waking, audible, and full of vent. Peace is a very apoplexy, lethargy; mulled, deaf, sleepy, insensible.William ShakespeareCoriolanus · 1616Another quote aboutTopic·War and peace
All we are saying is give peace a chance.John LennonGive Peace a Chance · 1969Another quote aboutTopic·Peace
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.Isaiah 2:4681 BCAnother quote aboutTopic·Peace