Martin Luther Quotes about War

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

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

Martin Luther

War, Defense, Sake

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

Martin Luther

War, Safe, Weapons

'Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott' (1529) translation by Thomas Carlyle

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

Martin Luther

War, Humanity, States

Martin Luther, Alexander Chalmers (1857). “The Table Talk of Martin Luther”, p.332

Nothing good ever comes of violence.

Martin Luther

War, Violence, Anti War

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

Martin Luther

Faith, War, Feet

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

Martin Luther

War, Injustice, Armament

Martin Luther (1959). “What Luther says: an anthology”, Concordia Publishing House

I was increasingly compelled to see the war as an enemy of the poor and to attack it as such.

Martin Luther

War, Enemy, Breaking Silence

A wicked tyrant is better than a wicked war.

Martin Luther

War, Tyrants, Wicked

I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and jetsam in the river of life, unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him. I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.

Martin Luther

Change, War, Reality

Martin Luther Quotes about War

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