"The more a country makes military weapons,..." - Quote by Albert Einstein
The more a country makes military weapons, the more insecure it becomes: if you have weapons, you become a target for attack.
More by Albert Einstein
“I cannot seriously believe in it [quantum theory] because the theory cannot be reconciled with the idea that physics should represent a reality in time and space, free from spooky actions at a distance [spukhafte Fernwirkungen].”
“I believe that Gandhi’s views were the most enlightened of all the political men in our time. We should strive to do things in his spirit: not to use violence in fighting for our cause, but by non-participation in anything you believe is evil.”
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”
More on Peace
“A day will come when a cannon will be exhibited in museums, just as instruments of torture are now, and the people will be astonished that such a thing could have been.”
“Such will be a great lesson of peace: teaching men that what they cannot take by an election, neither can they take it by war.”
“I regard myself as a soldier, though a soldier of peace.”
More on Security
“To put is still more plainly: the desire for security and the feeling of insecurity are the same thing. To hold your breath is to lose your breath. A society based on the quest for security is nothing but a breath-retention contest in which everyone is as taut as a drum and as purple as a beet.”
“Shall I not take mine ease in mine inn but I shall have my pocket picked?”
“Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.”