We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace.
– George W. Bush, UN Speech, Sept 2004

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Allow
the President to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it
necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so, whenever he
may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose — and you
allow him to make war at pleasure. If today, he should choose to say he
thinks it necessary to invade Canada, to prevent the British from
invading us, how could you stop him? You may say to him, ‘I see no
probability of the British invading us’ but he will say to you, ‘Be
silent; I see it, if you don’t.’
– Abraham Lincoln

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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters.
– African Proverb