"If the United States is hit with a weapon of mass destruction that inflicts large casualties, the Constitution will likely be discarded in favor of a military form of government"

"The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace"

"The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy"

"The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter"

"Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man"

"Machines were, it may be said, the weapon employed by the capitalists to quell the revolt of specialized labor"

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world"

"Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value"

"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom"

"Developments in information technology and globalised media mean that the most powerful military in the history of the world can lose a war, not on the battlefield of dust and blood, but on the battlefield of world opinion"

"We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded"