John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3947 Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3947 |
| AUTHOR: | Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) |
| QUOTATION: | There never was a good war or a bad peace. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Letter to Josiah Quincy, Sept. 11, 1773. |
| Note 1. It hath been said that an unjust peace is to be preferred before a just war.—Samuel Butler: Speeches in the Rump Parliament. Butler’s Remains. [back] |