War is sweet to those who don’t know it.
—Erasmus, 1508
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Soldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
—William Cecil, Lord Burghley, c. 1555I detest war. It spoils armies.
—Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, c. 1820Don’t talk to me about naval tradition. It’s nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash.
—Winston Churchill, 1939