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The executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, w

The executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war. – James Madison

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War should only be declared by the authority of the people, whose toils and treasures are to support its burdens, instead of the government which is to reap its fruits. – James Madison

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The best armor is to keep out of gunshot. – Francis Bacon

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We have no control over the outcome of anything. Like the planet and global warming, we dont control that. If politicians want a war we dont control that. Acts of terrorism, we cant control them. – will.i.am

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When theres a war, people get married. – Doris Lessing

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I hate war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatreds it arouses, for the dictatorships it puts in the place of democracies, and for the starvation that stalks after it. I hate war, and never again will I sanction or support another. – Harry Emerson Fosdick

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