Every nation has its war party. It is not the party of democracy. It is the party of autocracy. It seeks to dominate absolutely.

Men must be aggressive for what is right if government is to be saved from men who are aggressive for what is wrong.

If there is no sufficient reason for war, the war party will make war on one pretext, then invent another.

Let no man think we can deny civil liberty to others and retain it for ourselves.

Every nation has its war party. It is not the party of democracy. It is the party of autocracy. It seeks to dominate absolutely.

In times of peace, the war party insists on making preparation for war. As soon as prepared for, it insists on making war.

Before the war is ended, the war party assumes the divine right to denounce and silence all opposition to war as unpatriotic and cowardly.