7 Theodore Roosevelt Quotes on War

Theodore Roosevelt quotes on war

23. We stand at Armageddon and we battle for the Lord.

58. I abhor unjust war. I abhor injustice and bullying by the strong at the expense of the weak, whether among nations or individuals. I abhor violence and bloodshed. I believe that war should never be resorted to when, or so long as, it is honorably possible to avoid it. I respect all men and women who from high motives and with sanity and self-respect do all they can to avert war. I advocate preparation for war in order to avert war; and I should never advocate war unless it were the only alternative to dishonor.

67. Better a thousand times err on the side of over-readiness to fight, than to err on the side of tame submission to injury, or cold-blooded indifference to the misery of the oppressed.

124. The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is the most brutal wrongdoer.

127. The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.

130. There is but one answer to be made to the dynamite bomb, and that can best be made with the Winchester rifle.

142. Death had to take him in his sleep, for if he was awake there'd have been a fight.