"It is inappropriate for the Bush administration to trump up a case in which we are ballyhooed into war."

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"The doctrine that war is always a greater evil seems to imply a materialist ethic, a belief that death and pain are the greatest evils. But I do not think they are... All men die, and most men miserably. That two soldiers on opposite sides, each believing his own country to be in the right, each at the moment when his selfishness is most in abeyance and his will to sacrifice in the ascendant, should kill [each] other in plain battle seems to me by no means one of the most terrible things in this terrible world."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

War, Ethics, Death, Humanity

"What is the first thing we did when we took control of Iraq? Protect the oil fields. Remember the administration quote about how the oil would pay for the war."

Peter Schuyler, English Politician

War, Control, First, Iraq

"There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult - to begin a war and to end it."

Alexis de Tocqueville, French Scientist

War, People, End, Will

"In the matter of war, ask this question to yourself and to your own fellow country men: Have you ever seen any politician in your country without legs, without arms, without eyes after war? No! You can't see such a thing because honourless politicians always stay in the safe ports while they send others to the zone of death!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

War, Regret, Truth, Wisdom, Power

"Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

War, Peace

"Eventually, I was sent to Wales and Germany, and after the war, to Paris."

Lloyd Alexander, American Writer

War, Germany, Paris

"Why do we decorate the world with the ugliness of war when nature is so beautiful and kind?"

Debasish Mridha, American Author

War, Nature, Beauty, Truth

"Nations never see themselves clearly in the mirror, much less when war preys on their minds."

Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Spanish Novelist

War, Nation, Perception, Identity

"The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and Peace. And then made a precis of the rest of it and sent it out and only one publisher recognized it."

Jim Harrison, American Writer

War, Peace, First, Fun

"They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

War, Country, Dying, Nothing

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"What is the first thing we did when we took control of Iraq? Protect the oil fields. Remember the administration quote about how the oil would pay for the war."

"There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult - to begin a war and to end it."

"Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace."

"Eventually, I was sent to Wales and Germany, and after the war, to Paris."

"Why do we decorate the world with the ugliness of war when nature is so beautiful and kind?"

"Nations never see themselves clearly in the mirror, much less when war preys on their minds."

"The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and Peace. And then made a precis of the rest of it and sent it out and only one publisher recognized it."

"They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason."

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"I was raised in Hollywood and knew, from as early as grammar school, classmates who were in the business."

"I gave away two dogs years ago because I felt guilty at not being able to give them the time and attention they deserved. I now regularly feed an army of squirrels and wild birds around our house."

"I can think of some things that would be fun, but I'm living my dreams."

"I think it's appropriate for the international community in situations like this to intervene in Kosovo. I am in favor of an intervention. On some level, you have to say that at least somebody is doing something."

"My dreams for the future are simple: work, a happy, healthy family, a lovely long motorcycle ride, and continuing the struggle to awaken people to the need for serious human rights reform."

"People seem to see no difference between an intimate conversation and a conversation at the water cooler."

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"What one gets, I hope, is that all you can do is the best you can do."

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