"Our country is now geared to an arms economy bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and an incessant propaganda of fear."

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"Well the war lasted for three months, from April of 1994 until the Tutsi army, the exiles as it were, gained control of the country and then it stopped."

Tony Greig, South African Athlete

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James Lovelock, English Scientist

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"The only defensible war is a war of defense."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

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"War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it."

George Orwell, British Author

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"It would be immoral to walk away from the consequences of our actions, leaving behind anarchy and civil war in Iraq."

Kenneth Clarke, English Politician

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"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting."

George Orwell, British Author

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M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

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"In a war, the first casualty is human dignity."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

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"The tank, the submarine, the torpedo, the machine-gun, even the rifle and the hand grenade are still in use."

George Orwell, British Author

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"I had seen the films out of World War II, the great 82nd Airborne, the 101st, and all of those of you in the greatest generation and the service that you had provided."

Hugh Shelton, American Soldier

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"Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye."

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"I have known war as few men now living know it. It's very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes."

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"One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda."

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"It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now geared to an arms economy which was bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and nurtured upon an incessant propaganda of fear."

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"Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war."

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"In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield."

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"Well the war lasted for three months, from April of 1994 until the Tutsi army, the exiles as it were, gained control of the country and then it stopped."

"This programme to stop nuclear by 2020 is just crazy. If there were a nuclear war, and humanity were wiped out, the Earth would breathe a sigh of relief."

"The only defensible war is a war of defense."

"War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it."

"It would be immoral to walk away from the consequences of our actions, leaving behind anarchy and civil war in Iraq."

"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting."

"War is the most evil kind of human approach, unless it is for good cause."

"In a war, the first casualty is human dignity."

"The tank, the submarine, the torpedo, the machine-gun, even the rifle and the hand grenade are still in use."

"I had seen the films out of World War II, the great 82nd Airborne, the 101st, and all of those of you in the greatest generation and the service that you had provided."

Explore more quotes by Douglas MacArthur

"Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye."

"I have known war as few men now living know it. It's very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes."

"One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda."

"It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now geared to an arms economy which was bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and nurtured upon an incessant propaganda of fear."

"Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."

"In war there is no substitute for victory."

"In war, you win or lose, live or die - and the difference is just an eyelash."

"I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes."

"Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war."

"In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield."