War Quotes

Never has there been a good war or a bad peace

Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.

I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.
George McGovern

War is the continuation of politics by other means
Karl Von Clausewitz

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.

War is delightful to those who have not experienced it.

Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement.

There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.

Much like the Vietnam war, ACM, AAF, foreign fighters, Jihadist, and JAM have nothing to lose. They embrace death as it is a way of life. I simply dont fear it. I am the walking exigent circumstance you created.

Older men declare war. But its the youth who must fight and die!

Only the dead have seen the end of war

Peace is not the absence of war; it is a virtue; a state of mind; a disposition for benevolence; confidence; and justice.
Spinoza

The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it.

The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other--instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals.

War is a game in which princes seldom win, the people never

It's not victory if it doesn't end the war.

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.

Take away the sword; States can be saved without it.

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.

A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war, except for a renunciation of its option to make war.







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