We love peace, as we abhor pusillanimity; but not peace at any price. There is a peace more destructive of the manhood of living man, than war is destructive to his material body. Chains are worse than bayonets.
Douglas William Jerrold (1803-1857) English playwright and humorist
(Attributed)
(Source)
In Blanchard Gerrold (ed.), Specimens of Douglas Jerrold's Wit (1858)