It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.

You might believe a good man easily, a great man with pleasure. -Bonum virum facile crederes, magnum libenter

In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.

War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.

To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.

Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.

Following Emporer Nero's command, "Let the Christians be exterminated!:" . . . they [the Christians] were made the subjects of sport; they were covered with the hides of wild beasts and worried to death by dogs, or nailed to crosses or set fire to, and when the day waned, burned to serve for the evening lights.