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War Quotes

"There isn't a viler creature on earth than a politician who sends the children of others to the war but not his own children!"

"There isn't a viler creature on earth than a politician who sends the children of others to the war but not his own children!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

War, Regret, Truth, Power, Happiness

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"At time of peace, we should love one another.At war, we should set our minds as the hunters."

"At time of peace, we should love one another.At war, we should set our minds as the hunters."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

War, Truth, Power, Wisdom, Inspirational

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"And now submarines are armed with mass murder, our silly, only way of deterring mass murder."

"And now submarines are armed with mass murder, our silly, only way of deterring mass murder."

John Steinbeck, American Author

War, Violence, Conflict, Peace

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"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."

"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

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"There is no victory without a war, no prize without a price, no crown without a cross."

"There is no victory without a war, no prize without a price, no crown without a cross."

Ikechukwu Joseph, Nigerian Motivational Speaker

War, Victory, Sacrifice, Achievement

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"For some soldiers, there is a greater war going on behind the gun's shadow of family and friends, than in front of the gun pointing at strange enemies."

"For some soldiers, there is a greater war going on behind the gun's shadow of family and friends, than in front of the gun pointing at strange enemies."

Anthony Liccione, American Author

War, Family, Trauma, Battle

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"No singer would ever make a song about that battle. No maester would ever write down an account for one of the Reader's beloved books. No banners flew, no warhorns moaned, no great lord called his men about him to hear his final ringing words. They fought in the predawn gloom, shadow against shadow, stumbling over roots and rocks, with mud and rotting leaves beneath their feet."

"No singer would ever make a song about that battle. No maester would ever write down an account for one of the Reader's beloved books. No banners flew, no warhorns moaned, no great lord called his men about him to hear his final ringing words. They fought in the predawn gloom, shadow against shadow, stumbling over roots and rocks, with mud and rotting leaves beneath their feet."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

War, Battle, History, Silence

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"Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not."

"Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not."

Barack Obama, American President

War, Commitment, Ending, Future, Iraq

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"I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people."

"I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people."

Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman

War, People, Will

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"Lanser had been in Belgium and France twenty years before and he tried not to think what he knew-that war is treachery and hatred, the muddling of incompetent generals, the torture and killing and sickness and tiredness, until at last it is over and nothing has changed except for new weariness and new hatreds."

"Lanser had been in Belgium and France twenty years before and he tried not to think what he knew-that war is treachery and hatred, the muddling of incompetent generals, the torture and killing and sickness and tiredness, until at last it is over and nothing has changed except for new weariness and new hatreds."

John Steinbeck, American Author

War, Hate, Experience, Treachery

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"Total war is no longer war waged by all members of one national community against all those of another. It is total... because it may well involve the whole world."

"Total war is no longer war waged by all members of one national community against all those of another. It is total... because it may well involve the whole world."

Jean-Paul Sartre, French Philosopher

War, Community, May, World

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"The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office."

"The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

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"The looters comes with the carrion crows after every battle."

"The looters comes with the carrion crows after every battle."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

War, Danger, Destruction, Decay

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"Words of war, on a piece of paper. Where peace is torn off, crumbled and toss in the waste basket."

"Words of war, on a piece of paper. Where peace is torn off, crumbled and toss in the waste basket."

Anthony Liccione, American Author

War, Peace, Word, Destruction

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"A great battle is a terrible thing," the old knight said, "but in the midst of blood and carnage, there is sometimes also beauty, beauty that could break your heart."

"A great battle is a terrible thing," the old knight said, "but in the midst of blood and carnage, there is sometimes also beauty, beauty that could break your heart."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

War, Battle, Beauty, Sacrifice

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"Man lives by habits indeed but what he lives for is thrill and excitements. ... From time immemorial war has been ... the supremely thrilling excitement."

"Man lives by habits indeed but what he lives for is thrill and excitements. ... From time immemorial war has been ... the supremely thrilling excitement."

William James, American Philosopher

War, Habit, Excitement, Life

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"No matter how vast, how total, the failure of man here on earth, the work of man will be resumed elsewhere. War leaders talk of resuming operations on this front and that, but man's front embraces the whole universe."

"No matter how vast, how total, the failure of man here on earth, the work of man will be resumed elsewhere. War leaders talk of resuming operations on this front and that, but man's front embraces the whole universe."

Henry Miller, American Author

War, Work, Failure, Earth

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"For a war to be just three conditions are necessary - public authority, just cause, right motive."

"For a war to be just three conditions are necessary - public authority, just cause, right motive."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

War, Authority, Cause, Motive

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"War is an episode, a crisis, a fever the purpose of which is to rid the body of fever. So the purpose of a war is to end the war."

"War is an episode, a crisis, a fever the purpose of which is to rid the body of fever. So the purpose of a war is to end the war."

William Faulkner, American Novelist

War, Crisis, Purpose, End

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"History was full of the bones of good men who'd followed bad orders in the hope that they could soften the blow. Oh, yes, there were worse things they could do, but most of them began right where they started following bad orders."

"History was full of the bones of good men who'd followed bad orders in the hope that they could soften the blow. Oh, yes, there were worse things they could do, but most of them began right where they started following bad orders."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

War, Truth, History, Regret, Wisdom

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"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

War, Future, Danger, Conflict

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"No, we love war.War. Starvation. Plague. They fast-track us to enlightenment."It's the mark of a very, very young soul, Mr. Whittier used to say, "to try and fix the world. To try and save anyone from their ration of misery.We have always loved war. We are born knowing that war is why we're here. And we love disease. Cancer. We love earthquakes. In this amusement-park fun house we call the planet earth, Mr. Whittier says we adore forest fires. Oil spills. Serial killers."

"No, we love war.War. Starvation. Plague. They fast-track us to enlightenment."It's the mark of a very, very young soul, Mr. Whittier used to say, "to try and fix the world. To try and save anyone from their ration of misery.We have always loved war. We are born knowing that war is why we're here. And we love disease. Cancer. We love earthquakes. In this amusement-park fun house we call the planet earth, Mr. Whittier says we adore forest fires. Oil spills. Serial killers."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

War, Enlightenment, Cancer, Suffering

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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, 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

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"Gold has its uses, but war is won with iron."

"Gold has its uses, but war is won with iron."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

War, Power, Strength, Victory

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"One of the reasons it's important for me to write about war is I really think that the concept of war, the specifics of war, the nature of war, the ethical ambiguities of war, are introduced too late to children. I think they can hear them, understand them, know about them, at a much younger age without being scared to death by the stories."

"One of the reasons it's important for me to write about war is I really think that the concept of war, the specifics of war, the nature of war, the ethical ambiguities of war, are introduced too late to children. I think they can hear them, understand them, know about them, at a much younger age without being scared to death by the stories."

Suzanne Collins, American Novelist

War, Children, Ethics, Truth

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"Men marched away, Vimes. And men marched back. How glorious the battles would have been that they never had to fight!"

"Men marched away, Vimes. And men marched back. How glorious the battles would have been that they never had to fight!"

Terry Pratchett, English Author

War, Truth, Regret, Power, Future

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"The evil we create during the wars to save us, it can also end us when the war is over."

"The evil we create during the wars to save us, it can also end us when the war is over."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

War, Evil, Survival, Destruction

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"The casualty of war is our disappearing humanity."

"The casualty of war is our disappearing humanity."

Anthony T. Hincks, British Writer

War, Humanity, Loss, Peace

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"War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a Christian man, has the right to assume the responsibility of starting it."

"War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a Christian man, has the right to assume the responsibility of starting it."

Leo Tolstoy, Russian Novelist

War, Christian, Man, Responsibility

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"In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility; but when the blast of war blows in our ears, then imitate the action of the tiger; stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, disguise fair nature with hard-favor'd rage."

"In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility; but when the blast of war blows in our ears, then imitate the action of the tiger; stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, disguise fair nature with hard-favor'd rage."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

War, Power, Truth, Wisdom, Life

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"America is the world's top war-master, the most sophisticated killer-culture in history."

"America is the world's top war-master, the most sophisticated killer-culture in history."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

War, Truth, Wisdom, Life, Power

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"What do you want? Where's the goddamn ice I ordered? Where's the booze? There's a war on, man! People are being killed!"

"What do you want? Where's the goddamn ice I ordered? Where's the booze? There's a war on, man! People are being killed!"

Hunter S. Thompson, American Journalist

War, Want, Urgency, Chaos

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"War is what happens when language fails."

"War is what happens when language fails."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

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"Military foolishness is ultimately suicidal. They believe that by risking death they pay the price of any violent behavior against enemies of their own choosing. They have the invader mentality, that false sense of freedom from responsibility for your own actions."

"Military foolishness is ultimately suicidal. They believe that by risking death they pay the price of any violent behavior against enemies of their own choosing. They have the invader mentality, that false sense of freedom from responsibility for your own actions."

Frank Herbert, American Writer

War, Responsibility, Death, Power

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"In the Second World War he took no public part, having escaped to a neutral country just before its outbreak. In private conversation he was wont to say that homicidal lunatics were well employed in killing each other, but that sensible men would keep out of their way while they were doing it. Fortunately this outlook, which is reminiscent of Bentham, has become rare in this age, which recognizes that heroism has a value independent of its utility. The Last Survivor of a Dead Epoch."

"In the Second World War he took no public part, having escaped to a neutral country just before its outbreak. In private conversation he was wont to say that homicidal lunatics were well employed in killing each other, but that sensible men would keep out of their way while they were doing it. Fortunately this outlook, which is reminiscent of Bentham, has become rare in this age, which recognizes that heroism has a value independent of its utility. The Last Survivor of a Dead Epoch."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

War, Neutrality, Heroism, Pragmatism

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"You want war??...Out there you can find books, films about the war how brutal is it. If you disire for more... it sounds like you are cruel, so far I can understand it you are the bad guy, aren't you?"

"You want war??...Out there you can find books, films about the war how brutal is it. If you disire for more... it sounds like you are cruel, so far I can understand it you are the bad guy, aren't you?"

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

War, Truth, Power, Regret, Today

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"How very like humans to pervert a message of love and peace to make it into an ideology of war and oppression to serve their own ends."

"How very like humans to pervert a message of love and peace to make it into an ideology of war and oppression to serve their own ends."

Christina Engela, South African Author

War, Love, Peace, Oppression

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"But to us of a later generation...it is inconceivable that millions of Christian men should have killed and tortured each other, because Napoleon was ambitious, Alexander firm, English policy crafty, and the Duke of Oldenburg hardly treated. We cannot grasp the connections between these circumstances and the bare fact of murder and violence, nor why the duke's wrongs should induce thousands of men from the other side of Europe to pillage and murder the inhabitants of the Smolensk and Moscow provinces and to be slaughtered by them."

"But to us of a later generation...it is inconceivable that millions of Christian men should have killed and tortured each other, because Napoleon was ambitious, Alexander firm, English policy crafty, and the Duke of Oldenburg hardly treated. We cannot grasp the connections between these circumstances and the bare fact of murder and violence, nor why the duke's wrongs should induce thousands of men from the other side of Europe to pillage and murder the inhabitants of the Smolensk and Moscow provinces and to be slaughtered by them."

Leo Tolstoy, Russian Novelist

War, Violence, History, Conflict

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"They meet, as we shall meet tomorrow, to murder one another; they kill and maim tens of thousands, and then have thanksgiving services for having killed so many people (they even exaggerate the number), and they announce a victory, supposing that the more people they have killed the greater their achievement. How does God above look at them and hear them?" exclaimed Prince Andrew in a shrill, piercing voice. "Ah, my friend, it has of late become hard for me to live. I see that I have begun to understand too much. And it doesn't do for man to taste of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.... Ah, well, it's not for long!" he added."

"They meet, as we shall meet tomorrow, to murder one another; they kill and maim tens of thousands, and then have thanksgiving services for having killed so many people (they even exaggerate the number), and they announce a victory, supposing that the more people they have killed the greater their achievement. How does God above look at them and hear them?" exclaimed Prince Andrew in a shrill, piercing voice. "Ah, my friend, it has of late become hard for me to live. I see that I have begun to understand too much. And it doesn't do for man to taste of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.... Ah, well, it's not for long!" he added."

Leo Tolstoy, Russian Novelist

War, Murder, Victory, God

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

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

Cormac McCarthy, American Writer

War, Trauma, Youth, Violence

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"What branch do you want to go in? "I don' give a god-damn, said Pilon jauntily. "I guess we need men like you in the infantry. And Pilon was written so. He turned then to Big Joe, and the Portagee was getting sober. "Where do you want to go? "I want to go home, Big Joe said miserably. The sergeant put him in the infantry too."

"What branch do you want to go in? "I don' give a god-damn, said Pilon jauntily. "I guess we need men like you in the infantry. And Pilon was written so. He turned then to Big Joe, and the Portagee was getting sober. "Where do you want to go? "I want to go home, Big Joe said miserably. The sergeant put him in the infantry too."

John Steinbeck, American Author

War, Desire, Home, Misery

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"War sells!"

"War sells!"

Anthony T. Hincks, British Writer

War, Commerce, Conflict, Reality

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"I have watched a lot of films... about war... but still I can't understand what's the purpose of war???Killing inocent people??About religion... so my god says that killing other people isn't acceptable... but your is acceptable???WTF."

"I have watched a lot of films... about war... but still I can't understand what's the purpose of war???Killing inocent people??About religion... so my god says that killing other people isn't acceptable... but your is acceptable???WTF."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

War, Regret, Truth, Wisdom, Power

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"I cannot conceive that the man who dropped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a machine. He also had a heart, just like you. He also had his wife and children, his old mother and father. He was as much a human being as you are-with a difference. He was trained to follow orders without questioning, and when the order was given, he simply followed it."

"I cannot conceive that the man who dropped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a machine. He also had a heart, just like you. He also had his wife and children, his old mother and father. He was as much a human being as you are-with a difference. He was trained to follow orders without questioning, and when the order was given, he simply followed it."

Osho, Indian Spiritual Leader

War, Humanity, Heart, Obedience

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"A soldier is a killer painted hero."

"A soldier is a killer painted hero."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

War, Heroism, Violence, Perception

"In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason."

"In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

War, Reason, Will

"The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists."

"The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

War, First, Inflation, Nation

"I don't fight without reason. I don't want war without end."

"I don't fight without reason. I don't want war without end."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

War, Truth, Power, Inspirational, Happiness

"A lot of blood,A lot of dead people,A lot of victims,A lot of useless battles,A lot of predictable battles, so far what's next?As far as now I suggest to change the road, it's too messy this road in which all are walking. Somebody will fall..."

"A lot of blood,A lot of dead people,A lot of victims,A lot of useless battles,A lot of predictable battles, so far what's next?As far as now I suggest to change the road, it's too messy this road in which all are walking. Somebody will fall..."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

War, Regret, Truth, Power, Life

"Two hundred Romans, and no one's got a pen? Never mind!" He slung his M16 onto his back and pulled out a hand grenade. There were many screaming Romans. Then the hand grenade morphed into a ballpoint pen, and Mars began to write. Frank looked at Percy with wide eyes. He mouthed: Can your sword do grenade form?Percy mouthed back, No. Shut up."

"Two hundred Romans, and no one's got a pen? Never mind!" He slung his M16 onto his back and pulled out a hand grenade. There were many screaming Romans. Then the hand grenade morphed into a ballpoint pen, and Mars began to write. Frank looked at Percy with wide eyes. He mouthed: Can your sword do grenade form?Percy mouthed back, No. Shut up."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

War, Humor, Truth, Power

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