Theodore Roosevelt Quotes on War
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We stand at Armageddon and we battle for the Lord.
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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.
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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.
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The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is the most brutal wrongdoer.
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The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.
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There is but one answer to be made to the dynamite bomb, and that can best be made with the Winchester rifle.
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Death had to take him in his sleep, for if he was awake there'd have been a fight.