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“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is...” Dwight D. Eisenhower, The Chance for Peace
“You shall more command with years than with your weapons.” William Shakespeare, Othello
“only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.” John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address
“For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well organized and armed militia is their best security.” Thomas Jefferson, State of the Union Address
“At this point the march of invention brought a new factor upon the scene. Iron was dug and forged. Men armed with iron entered Britain from the Continent and killed the men of bronze. At this point we can plainly recognise across the vanished...” Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
“The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. The more weapons you have, the less secure people will be.” Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
“Bows and arrows were sufficient for centuries to stain the earth with blood. Powder is but a thing of yesterday, and war is as old as the human race—unhappily.” Jules Verne, The Mysterious Island
“In conclusion, the arms of others either fall from your back, or they weigh you down, or they bind you fast.” Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
“The question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely practical question connected with the future fortunes of nations and of mankind.” Woodrow Wilson, A World League For Peace
“Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive factor; it is people, not things, that are decisive. The contest of strength is not only a contest of military and economic power, but also a contest of human power and morale. Military...” Mao Zedong, Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
“The deadly arms race, and the huge resources it absorbs, have too long overshadowed all else we must do. We must prevent that arms race from spreading to new nations, to new nuclear powers and to the reaches of outer space.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address

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