Quotes about "War & Peace"

I don't play the role of a villain, really, but I like playing anti-hero kind of roles. I like characters where there's conflict, drama, and more personal investment than just being heroes. ”

A Christianity that is in conflict with the Scriptures isn't Christianity at all. ”

If it squares with the Scripture, then let's go. If it's in conflict with the Scripture, then it's heresy. ”

Washington has incentivized the militarization of local police precincts by using federal dollars to help municipal governments build what are essentially small armies - where police departments compete to acquire military gear that goes far beyond what most of Americans think of as law enforcement. ”

If you refuse to acknowledge that there is any waste that can be culled from the military budget, you are a big-government conservative, and you cannot lay claim to balancing the budget. ”

I'm not questioning Dick Cheney's motives. There's a chance for a conflict of interest. At one point in time, he was opposed to going into Baghdad. Then he was out of office and involved in the defense industry, and then he became for going into Baghdad. ”

What I say is, national defense is the most important thing we do in Washington, but there's still waste in the military budget. ”

Republicans traditionally say, 'oh, we'll cut domestic spending, but we won't touch the military.' The liberals - the ones who are good - will say, 'oh, we'll cut the military, but we won't cut domestic spending.' ”

There is a legitimate role for the police to keep the peace, but there should be a difference between a police response and a military response. ”

You can't solve a dignity problem with military force. ”