"War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war." ― Chief Joseph Topic(s): War More From Chief Joseph "My father… had sharper eyes than the rest of our people." "We soon found that the white men were growing rich very fast, and were greedy." "I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men had been secretly buying ammunition." More In War "I became a war hero before going on to critical acclaim as a professional victim."― Dave Pelzer "There have been only 268 of the past 3,421 years free of war."― Will Durant "War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures."― Ron Paul