Quote from John Paul Jones 

"An honorable Peace is and always was my first wish! I can take no delight in the effusion of human Blood; but, if this War should continue, I wish to have the most active part in it."

Quote by:
John Paul Jones
(1747-1792) Scottish sailor, US naval fighter in the American Revolutionary War
Source:
letter to Gouverneur Morris, Sept 2, 1782
 
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