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• Thirdly, the gentleman warrior, carrying the weaponry of his way. The way of the warrior is to master the virtue of his weapons. If a gentleman dislikes strategy he will not appreciate the benefit of weaponry, so must he not have a little taste for this?

  Miyamoto Musashi

  War, Appreciate, Gentleman

  Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Inazo Nitobe (2010). “Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.”, p.10, Bottom of the Hill

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• Nothing remains static in war or military weapons, and it is consequently often dangerous to rely on courses suggested by apparent similarities in the past.

  Ernest King

  Military, War, Past

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• A safe stronghold our God is still. A trusty shield and weapon.

  Martin Luther

  War, Safe, Shields

  'Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott' (1529) translation by Thomas Carlyle

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• Prayer is our most formidable weapon, the thing which makes all else we do efficient.

  Edward McKendree Bounds

  Prayer, Formidable, Efficient

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• Prayer is work. The experiences of many children of God demonstrate that it accomplishes far more than does any other form of work. It is also warfare, for it is one of the weapons in fighting the enemy. However, only prayer in the spirit is genuinely effectual.

  Watchman Nee

  Prayer, Children, Fighting

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• Only those who are spiritual perceive the reality of the spiritual foe and hence engage in battle. Such warfare is not fought with arms of the flesh. Because the conflict is spiritual so must the weapons.

  Watchman Nee

  Spiritual, Prayer, Reality

  Watchman Nee (2006). “Journeying Towards the Spiritual: A Digest of the Spiritual Man in 42 Lessons”, p.94, Christian Fellowship Publishers

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• If we were to drive out the English with the weapons with which they enslaved us, our slavery would still be with us even when they have gone.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Gone, Slavery, Violence

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• My greatest fear is the Iranians acquire a nuclear weapon and give it to a terrorist organization. And there is a real threat of them doing that.

  John McCain

  Real, Greatest Fear, Organization

  The Republicans' First Presidential Candidates Debate, www.nytimes.com. May 3, 2007.

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• The gravest threat faced by the world is of an extremist group getting hold of nuclear weapons or materials.

  Mohamed ElBaradei

  Extremist Groups, Nuclear, World

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• The greatest threat now is a 9/11 occurring with a group of terrorists armed not with airline tickets and box cutters, but with a nuclear weapon in the middle of one of our own cities...there's a high probability of such an attempt.

  Dick Cheney

  Cities, Groups, Nuclear

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• I think, in fact, the situation with respect to al Qaeda, to say that, you know, that was a big attack we had on 9/11, but it's not likely again, I just think that's dead wrong. I think the biggest strategic threat the United States faces today is the possibility of another 9/11 with a nuclear weapon or a biological agent of some kind. And I think al Qaeda is out there even as we meet, trying to figure out how to do that.

  Dick Cheney

  Thinking, Trying, United States

  "Biden vs. Cheney: Battle of the Vice Presidents". "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren, www.foxnews.com. February 16, 2010.

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• The thing that keeps me awake at night is a nexus between terrorism and massive destruction...the possibility that a terrorist organization could either acquire a ready-made weapon or fabricate something improvised that would have a catastrophic effect for us.

  Michele Flournoy

  Night, Organization, Terrorism

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• We shall continue to work for a Middle East that is free of strife and violence, living in harmony without the threat of terrorism or the dangers of weapons of mass destruction.

  Hosni Mubarak

  Easter, Mass Destruction, Violence

  "Mubarak: Arabs to Fight 'Scourge of Terrorism'". Joint News Conference with President Bush, edition.cnn.com. June 03, 2003.

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• The Hussein regime's support for terrorism, within and outside of its borders, its appetite for the world's most dangerous weapons, and its openly declared hostility to the United States were a combination that was a gathering and growing danger to our country.

  Jim Gerlach

  Country, Support, United States

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• The threat of terrorism is great and with today's porous borders, someone could bring a biological weapon into our country or sneak a dirty bomb across unmanned portions of our borders.

  Bobby Jindal

  Country, Dirty, Naughty

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• ... we have been warned by the power of modern weapons, that peace may be the only climate possible for human life itself ... There must be law, steadily invoked and respected by all nations, for without law, the world promises only such meager justice as the pity of the strong upon the weak.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Strong, Law, Justice

  Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1958). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957”, p.62, Best Books on

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• Today, people are talking about many things: the danger of war and frequent clashes, water and air pollution, hunger, the increasing erosion of moral values, and so on. As a result, many other concerns have come to the fore: peace, contentment, ecology, justice, tolerance, and dialogue. Unfortunately, despite certain promising precautions, those who should be tackling these problems tend to do so by seeking further ways to conquer and control nature and produce more lethal weapons.

  Fethullah Gulen

  War, Erosion, Air

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• The study of mathematics is apt to commence in disappointment... We are told that by its aid the stars are weighed and the billions of molecules in a drop of water are counted. Yet, like the ghost of Hamlet's father, this great science eludes the efforts of our mental weapons to grasp it.

  Alfred North Whitehead

  Stars, Disappointment, Father

  "An Introduction to Mathematics" by Alfred North Whitehead, Ch. 1, 1911.

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• When your weapons are dulled and ardour damped, your strength exhausted and treasure spent, neighboring rulers will take advantage of your distress to act. And even though you have wise counsellors, none will be able to lay good plans for the future. Thus, while we have heard of blundering swiftness in war, we have not yet seen a clever operation that was prolonged.

  Sun Tzu

  Wise, Clever, War

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• I see nuclear weapons as the ultimate evil, not just evil, but the ultimate evil with the potential to make life unlivable on this planet.

  Bernard Lown

  Evil, Nuclear, Planets

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• Mines are equal opportunity weapons.

  Saddam Hussein

  Military, Army, Opportunity

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• The power to destroy the world by the use of nuclear weapons is a power that cannot be used - we cannot accept the idea of such monstrous immorality.

  Linus Pauling

  Acceptance, Ideas, World

  "No More War!" by Linus Paulin, New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, (p. 209), 1962.

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• There's no weapon that slays its victim so surely (if well aimed) as praise.

  Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

  Praise, Victim, Wells

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• Whether you get hurt by weapons or feelings, it hurts when you get shot in the heart.

  Hui-bin Jang

  Hurt, Drama, Heart

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• One of the most commonly overlooked spiritual practices is daring to be completely honest with everyone you encounter. Some may say others cannot handle their honesty, but true honesty is not a strategy or a weapon of any kind. It is the willingness to be open and absolutely transparent in sharing how any moment feels in your heart. It has nothing to do with confrontation, accusation, or any form of blame. True honesty is the willingness to stand completely exposed, allowing the world to do what it may, and say what it will, only so you may know who you are - beyond all ideas.

  Matthew Kahn

  Spiritual, Honesty, Heart

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