"Armaments do not, generally speaking, cause wars. This notion, the logical crux of all arguments in favor of disarmament, turns the causal relationship upside down. Actually, it is wars, or conflicts threatening war, that cause armaments, not the reverse."

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Source : James Burnham (1967). “The War We are in: The Last Decade and the Next”, New Rochelle, N.Y. : Arlington House

James Burnham

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“Connecting with people, getting things done - that's what makes the travel worthwhile.”
“Although all poets aspire to be birds, no bird aspires to be a poet.”
“Adequacy is sufficient. All else is superfluous.”
“I don't think I have ever learnt a difficult lesson. Probably sports betting, which I have lost money on. I did lose money on Apple. You'd have thought you could only make money on Apple but I was one of the people who managed to lose.”

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“The power of God will take you out of your own plans and put you into the plan of God.”
“He that hath a blind conscience which sees nothing, a dead conscience which feels nothing, and a dumb conscience which says nothing, is in as miserable a condition as a man can be on this side of hell.”
“For me, the worst part of playing golf, by far, has always been hitting the ball.”
“for true happiness, sane enjoyment, you must look to the country, not town. Only you want one true heart beside you with which to enjoy it!”

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