Quotes about war
war lying mean
Physical nature lies at our feet shackled with a hundred chains. What of the control of human nature? Do not point to the triumphsof psychiatry, social services or the war against crime. Domination of human nature can only mean the domination of every man by himself. Johan Huizinga
war civilization history
If, then, this civilization is to be saved, if it is not to be submerged by centuries of barbarism, but to secure the treasures ofits inheritance on new and more stable foundations, there is indeed need for those now living fully to realize how far the decay has already progressed. Johan Huizinga
war mean men
While von Clausewitz said, 'War is the continuation of policy (politics) by other means,' when considering the welfare of our men and women in uniform, their families, our veterans and survivors, don't let politics drive your decisions. Joe Heck
war human-nature inevitable
Maybe war is an inevitable product of human nature. Maybe to get rid of war, we have to become something other than human. Joe Haldeman
war race hands
The 1143-year-long war hand begun on false pretenses and only because the two races were unable to communicate. Once they could talk, the first question was 'Why did you start this thing?' and the answer was 'Me? Joe Haldeman
war should threat
We should never go to war unless we have been attacked or are under direct, immediate threat of attack. Never. And never again. Joe Klein
war fighting europe
The two-war strategy was a product of the cold war, when we had to have the ability to fight the Russians on the plains of Europe and fight the Chinese on the Korean peninsula at the same time. That costs an awful lot of money. Joe Klein
warrior giving holding-on
Holding on to anger only gives you tense muscles. Joan Lunden
war soldier victory
The Maid and her soldiers will have the victory. Therefore the Maid is willing that you, Duke of Bedford, should not destroy yourself. Joan of Arc
war drinking mean
I frequently counsel people who are getting frustrated about an edit war to think about someone who lives without clean drinking water, without any proper means of education, and how our work might someday help that person. It puts flamewars into some perspective, I think. Jimmy Wales
war party mean
The National Liberation Front was not...a viable, autonomous organization with a life of its own; it was a facade, a "front," by means of which the DLD (the North Vietnamese Communist Party) sought to mobilize the people in the South to accomplish its ends, and to garner international sympathy and support. George Allen
war independent years
During the first six years of my life, Hungary was one of the most important components of the Habsburg dynasty's vast Austro-Hungarian Empire, but after World War I it became an independent national entity. Georg Solti
war united-states cold
Declare the United States the winner and begin de-escalation. George Aiken
war progress stagnation
War is progress, peace is stagnation. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
war people want
The people are that part of the state that does not know what it wants. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
war groups world
Before the Second World War, L'Oreal in France was an active supporter of the French fascists. The cosmetic group's founder Eugene Schueller was an active member of the 'Cagoule' group, committed to the violent overthrow of the Third Republic, and hosted meetings at Oreal headquarters. Geoff Mulgan
war views secret
In any event, it's not exactly a secret to regular readers what my views on the war are Garry Trudeau
war kids thinking
I don't think so, but it's always in the back of my mind that many of the soldiers being wounded and killed in Iraq are about the same age as my kids. My godson is going over soon, so the war's about to get personal for me. Garry Trudeau
war views iraq
I'm not saying that George W. Bush did everything right. But even if you take a skeptical view of his Iraq war, [Barack] Obama made the more serious error of withdrawing his troops from Iraq early. Garry Kasparov
war mean ukraine
We are living in a new ice age, and we need to apply the recipes of the Cold War to the Kremlin. That means isolation instead of offers of negotiation. And Ukraine should have been supplied with weapons long ago. Garry Kasparov
war needs putin
[Vladimir] Putin needs wars to legitimize his position. Garry Kasparov
war lying book
We English majors...need to promote public libraries as a tool in the war against terror. How many readers of Edith Wharton have engaged in terroristic acts? I challenge you to name one...Do we need to wait until our cities lie in smoking ruins before we wake up to the fact that a first-class public library is a vital link in national defense? Garrison Keillor
war school community
When you wage war on the public schools, you're attacking the mortar that holds the community together. You're not a conservative, you're a vandal. Garrison Keillor
warrior giving people
He came to give His life for the sins of mankind, not to take life. Mohammad on the contrary was a warrior and killed many innocent people. True followers of Christ emulate Christ-true followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed. Franklin Graham
war blood preservation
The blood of a nation ought never to be shed except for its own preservation in the utmost extremity. Francois Fenelon
war men blood
All wars are civil ones; for it is still man spilling his own blood, tearing out his own bowels. Francois Fenelon
war america islam
After America won the Cold War, some believed we had come to the 'end of history,' and budget-cutters celebrated the so-called 'peace dividend.' As a result, we ignored the toxic mixture of militant Islam and terror that ultimately led to 9/11. Frank Gaffney
war film anti-war
There's no such thing as an anti-war film, Francois Truffaut
war maintenance guarantees
Each one of these treaties is a step for the maintenance of peace, an additional guarantee against war. It is through such machinery that the disputes between nations will be settled and war prevented. Frank B. Kellogg
war believe mean
I believe that in the end the abolition of war, the maintenance of world peace, the adjustment of international questions by pacific means will come through the force of public opinion, which controls nations and peoples. Frank B. Kellogg
war lasts return
Warned by the disaster of the last great war, the statesmen of all nations have been taking measures to prevent the return of another such calamity. Frank B. Kellogg
war mean people
There will always be disputes between nations which, at times, will inflame the public and threaten conflicts, but the main thing is to educate the people of the world to be ever mindful that there are better means of settling such disputes than by war. Frank B. Kellogg
war struggle use
It is idle to say that nations can struggle to outdo each other in building armaments and never use them. History demonstrates the contrary, and we have but to go back to the last war to see the appalling effect of nations competing in great armaments. Frank B. Kellogg