John Brisben Walker Born : September 10, 1847 Died : 1931 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by John Brisben Walker As a peace machine, it's value to the world will be beyond computation. Would a declaration of war between Russia and Japan be made, if within an hour there after a swifty gliding aeroplane might take its flight from St Petersburg and drop half a ton of dynamite above the enemy's war offices? Could any nation afford to war upon any other with such hazards in view? John Brisben Walker japan russia war