Those good at war aren't good at peace, and those good at peace aren't good at war.
In war it does not matter who is right, but who is left.
Singapore could only be taken after a siege by an army of at least 50,000 men. It is not considered possible that the Japanese would embark on such a mad enterprise.
Praise the humanities, my boy. That'll make them think you're broadminded!
I expect you will find that change is the best kind of rest.
Civilisation will not last, freedom will not survive, peace will not be kept, unless a very large majority of mankind unite together to defend them and show themselves possessed of a constabulary power before which barbaric and atavistic forces will stand in awe.