"Accurst be he that first invented war."

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"A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny."

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian Author

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"The fleet sailed to its war base in the North Sea, headed not so much for some rendezvous with glory as for rendezvous with discretion."

Barbara Tuchman, American Historian

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"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

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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

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

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

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

George Orwell, British Author

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

George Orwell, British Author

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"Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

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"War prosperity is like the prosperity that an earthquake or a plague brings."

Ludwig von Mises, Austrian Economist

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

George Orwell, British Author

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"A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny."

"The fleet sailed to its war base in the North Sea, headed not so much for some rendezvous with glory as for rendezvous with discretion."

"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."

"Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move."

"War prosperity is like the prosperity that an earthquake or a plague brings."

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"Above our life we love a steadfast friend."

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"What are kings, when regiment is gone, but perfect shadows in a sunshine day?"

"Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed In one self place, for where we are is hell, And where hell is there must we ever be."

"All places are alike, and every earth is fit for burial."

"Was this the face that launched a thousand ships, and burnt the topless towers of Ileum?"

"Accursed be he that first invented war."

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