"The war imbued my tin soldiers with quite a new interest. It was impossible to have boxes enough of them."

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"Why have we built warships to bring home peace?"

Debasish Mridha, American Author

War, Peace, Irony, Technology

"This country was filled with violent children orphaned by war."

Cormac McCarthy, American Writer

War, Trauma, Youth, Violence

"Fire supposed he needed to be there in order to give rousing speeches and lead the charge into the fray, or whatever is was commanders did in wartime. She resented his competence at something so tragic and senseless. She wished he, or somebody, would throw down his sword and say, 'Enough! This is a silly way to decide who's in charge!' And it seemed to her, as the beds in the healing room filled and emptied and filled, that these battles didn't leave much to be in charge of. The kingdom was already broken, and this war was tearing the broken pieces smaller."

Kristin Cashore, American Author

War, Compassion, Loss, Leadership

"Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

War, Defense, Revenge

"I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one."

Will Rogers, American Actor

War, Nation

"We never had planned to hijack a ship. We never thought of any war plans outside the Palestinian lands. We wished that the program had not failed and then the warriors could have achieved their goals."

Abu Abbas, Palestinian Politician

War, Thought, Goals

"Reasoned arguments and suggestions which make allowance for the full difficulties of the state of war that exists may help, and will always be listened to with respect and sympathy."

Stafford Cripps, British Politician

War, Sympathy, Arguments, Difficulties

"War is the business of barbarians."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

War, Business

"You must realize that men make war as much with the enthusiasm of those who want it as with the despair of those who reject it with all their soul."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

War, Enthusiasm, Despair, Power

"The year 1915 was one of meager results, the advantages remaining on the side of the Central Powers, with this understanding, however: The Allies were growing stronger because Great Britain was making rapid progress in marshaling her resources for war."

Kelly Miller, American Sociologist

War, Progress, Results, Understanding

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"Just about this time, when in imagination I was so great a warrior, I had good use in real life for more strength, as I was no longer taken to school by the nurse, but instead had myself to protect my brother, two years my junior."

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"The stream of time sweeps away errors, and leaves the truth for the inheritance of humanity."

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"Why have we built warships to bring home peace?"

"This country was filled with violent children orphaned by war."

"Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just."

"I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one."

"We never had planned to hijack a ship. We never thought of any war plans outside the Palestinian lands. We wished that the program had not failed and then the warriors could have achieved their goals."

"Reasoned arguments and suggestions which make allowance for the full difficulties of the state of war that exists may help, and will always be listened to with respect and sympathy."

"War is the business of barbarians."

"You must realize that men make war as much with the enthusiasm of those who want it as with the despair of those who reject it with all their soul."

"The year 1915 was one of meager results, the advantages remaining on the side of the Central Powers, with this understanding, however: The Allies were growing stronger because Great Britain was making rapid progress in marshaling her resources for war."

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"But I did not find any positive inspiration in my studies until I approached my nineteenth year."

"On the whole, the world was friendly. It chiefly depended on whether one were good or not."

"School is a foretaste of life."

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"Among the delights of Summer were picnics to the woods."

"Being gifted needs courage."

"Any feeling that I was enriching my mind from those surrounding me was unfortunately rare with me."

"I encountered among my comrades the most varied human traits, from frankness to reserve, from goodness, uprightness and kindness, to brutality and baseness."

"Just about this time, when in imagination I was so great a warrior, I had good use in real life for more strength, as I was no longer taken to school by the nurse, but instead had myself to protect my brother, two years my junior."

"The stream of time sweeps away errors, and leaves the truth for the inheritance of humanity."