| Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989. | | | |
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| | | NUMBER: | 1965 |
| AUTHOR: | Theodore Roosevelt (18581919) |
| QUOTATION: | Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Thomas Hart Benton, chapter 12, p. 289 (1897, reprinted 1968). |
| SUBJECTS: | War and peace |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia | | WORKS: | Theodore Roosevelt Collection | | |
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