"For I shall never advise a heathen or a Turk, let alone a Christian, to attack another or begin war."

"It did not please me, either, that the Christians and the princes were driven, urged, and irritated into attacking the Turk and making war on him, before they amended their own ways and lived like true Christians."

"According to John 6:15, He [Christ] fled and would not let Himself be made king; before Pilate He confessed, “My kingdom is not of this world”; and He bade Peter, in the garden, put up his sword, and said, “He that taketh the sword shall perish by the sword."

"A safe stronghold our God is still. A trusty shield and weapon."

"War for the sake of war is sin, but war for the sake of defense is duty."

"Without armaments peace cannot be kept; wars are waged not only to repel injustice but also to establish a firm peace."

"War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it."

"Faith must trample under foot all reason, sense, and understanding."

"Nothing good ever comes of violence."