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"In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

War, Victory, Dependence, Guidance

"In war there is no prize for runner-up."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

War, Statesman, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength."

George Orwell, British Author

War, Peace, Strength, Freedom

"War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil."

George Orwell, British Author

War, Evil

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

George Orwell, British Author

War, Ending

"Look now -- in all of history men have been taught that killing of men is an evil thing not to be countenanced. Any man who kills must be destroyed because this is a great sin, maybe the worst we know. And then we take a soldier and put murder in his hands and we say to him, "use it well, use it wisely." We put no checks on him. Go out and kill as many of a certain kind or classification of your brothers as you can. And we will reward you for it because it is a violation of your early training."

John Steinbeck, American Author

War, Morality, Killing, Conflict

"There were people who gave everything they had to the war because it was the last war and by winning it we would remove war like a thorn from the flesh of the world and there wouldn't be any more such horrible nonsense."

John Steinbeck, American Author

War, Sacrifice, Hope, Peace

"That's the attractive thing about war, said Rosewater. "Absolutely everybody gets a little something."

Kurt Vonnegut, American Author

War, Conflict, Opportunity, Survival

"Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week."

Will Rogers, American Actor

War, Diplomacy

"There was murder, there was rape, there were unspeakable practices, and all of them were for the good, the bloody good, the bloody myth, for the grail, for the Tower."

Stephen King, American Author

War, Truth, Myth, Wisdom, Power

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"What do you want to be a sailor for? There are greater storms in politics than you will ever find at sea. Piracy, broadsides, blood on the decks. You will find them all in politics."

Politics

"A young man who isn't a socialist hasn't got a heart; an old man who is a socialist hasn't got a head."

Heart

"Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired."

Habit

"The finest eloquence is that which gets things done."

Efficiency

"The most dangerous thing in the world is to try to leap a chasm in two jumps."

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"In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory."

"In war there is no prize for runner-up."

"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength."

"War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil."

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

"There were people who gave everything they had to the war because it was the last war and by winning it we would remove war like a thorn from the flesh of the world and there wouldn't be any more such horrible nonsense."

"That's the attractive thing about war, said Rosewater. "Absolutely everybody gets a little something."

"Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week."

"There was murder, there was rape, there were unspeakable practices, and all of them were for the good, the bloody good, the bloody myth, for the grail, for the Tower."

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"Liberty has restraints but no frontiers."

"Diplomats were invented simply to waste time."

"He has sat on the fence so long that the iron has entered his soul."

"What is our task? To make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in."

"With me a change of trouble is as good as a vacation."

"What do you want to be a sailor for? There are greater storms in politics than you will ever find at sea. Piracy, broadsides, blood on the decks. You will find them all in politics."

"A young man who isn't a socialist hasn't got a heart; an old man who is a socialist hasn't got a head."

"Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired."

"The finest eloquence is that which gets things done."

"The most dangerous thing in the world is to try to leap a chasm in two jumps."