"What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind." ― Wendell Phillips Topic(s): War More From Wendell Phillips "What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better." "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to the few." "We live under a government of men and morning newspapers." More In War "As I’ve said, there were patriots who supported this war, and patriots who opposed it. And all of us are united in appreciation for our servicemen and women, and our hopes for Iraqis’ future."― Barack Obama "We had four years of world war which the peoples endured only because they were told that their sufferings would free humanity forever from the scourge of war."― Arthur Henderson "Cards are war, in disguise of a sport."― Charles Lamb