>"War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of politics by other means." -- Karl Von Clausewitz
Kinda sound like something you read on a bumper sticker like "Make love, not war...".
The American Republic will endure, until politicians realize they can bribe the people with their own money.
- Alexis de Tocqueville
No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.
– Mark Twain (1866)