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War Quotes

"By fighting a limited, defensive war, America permitted the enemy to endlessly re-supply their field armies."

"By fighting a limited, defensive war, America permitted the enemy to endlessly re-supply their field armies."

Nguyen Cao Ky, Vietnamese Politician

War, America, Enemy, Fighting

16

"There is an alternative to war. It has been with us forever."

"There is an alternative to war. It has been with us forever."

Sargent Shriver, American Politician

15

"Soldiers and peasants lived together on friendly terms; they knew each other and their everyday routines, and trusted each other; they shook their heads together over the war."

"Soldiers and peasants lived together on friendly terms; they knew each other and their everyday routines, and trusted each other; they shook their heads together over the war."

Ernst Toller, German Playwright

15

"It's an important fact of life, war."

"It's an important fact of life, war."

Jeff Goldblum, American Actor

War, Life, Fact

15

"War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory."

"War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory."

Georges Clemenceau, French Leader

War, Victory, Catastrophes, Results

15

"The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions."

"The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions."

Robert Wilson Lynd, American Sociologist

War, Belief, Possibility

15

"Accurst be he that first invented war."

"Accurst be he that first invented war."

Christopher Marlowe, English Dramatist

15

"Once we destroyed the Saddam regime, we knew there was going to be a civil war."

"Once we destroyed the Saddam regime, we knew there was going to be a civil war."

William Odom, American Soldier

15

"I thought the war would never end. And perhaps it never did, either."

"I thought the war would never end. And perhaps it never did, either."

George Grosz, German Artist

War, Thought, End

15

"In war there is no substitute for victory."

"In war there is no substitute for victory."

Douglas MacArthur, American Soldier

15

"The friendlies were South Vietnamese women and children, helpless victims in a war they did not understand."

"The friendlies were South Vietnamese women and children, helpless victims in a war they did not understand."

John Whitehead, American Banker

War, Women, Children, Victims

15

"The next war... may well bury Western civilization forever."

"The next war... may well bury Western civilization forever."

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian Author

War, Civilization, May

15

"The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost."

"The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost."

Maya Lin, American Architect

15

"The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility."

"The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility."

John Arbuthnot Fisher, British Soldier

War, Moderation, Violence

15

"My opposition to the Vietnam War. I was the first Hollywood actor to speak out against it."

"My opposition to the Vietnam War. I was the first Hollywood actor to speak out against it."

Robert Vaughn, American Actor

War, First, Hollywood

15

"By interviewing at least one veteran, you can preserve memories that otherwise might be lost. My uncle was a downed fighter pilot and P.O.W. in World War II, and I am looking forward to recording his story for inclusion in the project."

"By interviewing at least one veteran, you can preserve memories that otherwise might be lost. My uncle was a downed fighter pilot and P.O.W. in World War II, and I am looking forward to recording his story for inclusion in the project."

Spencer Bachus, American Politician

War, Memories, Project, World

15

"Nullification means insurrection and war; and the other states have a right to put it down."

"Nullification means insurrection and war; and the other states have a right to put it down."

Andrew Jackson, American President

War, Right, States

15

"I remember seeing war hero Jimmy Doolittle fly a Gee Bee racer there. He was my childhood hero. Many years later, I was lucky enough to go hunting with him."

"I remember seeing war hero Jimmy Doolittle fly a Gee Bee racer there. He was my childhood hero. Many years later, I was lucky enough to go hunting with him."

Wally Schirra, American Astronaut

War, Childhood, Hunting, Years

15

"I will listen to Mr Bush but my position is very clear and very firm. The occupation is a fiasco. There have been almost more deaths after the war than during the war."

"I will listen to Mr Bush but my position is very clear and very firm. The occupation is a fiasco. There have been almost more deaths after the war than during the war."

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spanish Statesman

War, Occupation, Will

15

"The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war."

"The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war."

R. Lee Ermey, American Soldier

War, Fighting, Nothing, Politicians

15

"All the papers contained nothing but fantastic stories about the war. However, for several months we had been accustomed to war talk. We had so often packed our service trunks that the whole thing had become tedious."

"All the papers contained nothing but fantastic stories about the war. However, for several months we had been accustomed to war talk. We had so often packed our service trunks that the whole thing had become tedious."

Manfred von Richthofen, German Aviator

War, Months, Nothing, Service

15

"The present danger which this country faces is at least as great as the danger which we faced during the war with Germany and Japan. Briefly stated, it is the very real danger that this country, as we know it, may cease to exist."

"The present danger which this country faces is at least as great as the danger which we faced during the war with Germany and Japan. Briefly stated, it is the very real danger that this country, as we know it, may cease to exist."

James Forrestal, American Public Servant

War, Country, Danger, Faces

15

"Al Jazeera aired a new tape of Osama bin Laden. It was the usual stuff, he called Bush evil, the Great Satan, called him a war monger. Basically, the same thing you heard at last night's Democratic debate."

"Al Jazeera aired a new tape of Osama bin Laden. It was the usual stuff, he called Bush evil, the Great Satan, called him a war monger. Basically, the same thing you heard at last night's Democratic debate."

Jay Leno, American Comedian

War, Debate, Evil, Night

15

"The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake."

"The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake."

Stephen Ambrose, American Historian

War, Thought, Mistake, Vietnam

15

"War is at its best barbarism."

"War is at its best barbarism."

William Tecumseh Sherman, American Soldier

15

"This war differs from other wars, in this particular. We are not fighting armies but a hostile people, and must make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war."

"This war differs from other wars, in this particular. We are not fighting armies but a hostile people, and must make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war."

William Tecumseh Sherman, American Soldier

War, People, Fighting, Old

15

"This is not Johnson's war. This is America's war. If I drop dead tomorrow, this war will still be with you."

"This is not Johnson's war. This is America's war. If I drop dead tomorrow, this war will still be with you."

Lyndon B. Johnson, American President

War, America, Tomorrow, Will

15

"I am against all war."

"I am against all war."

Sophia Loren, Italian Actress

15

"If on the one side we do not harbor the illusion that the entire proletariat must be enlightened before it can be called into battle, so on the other we do not doubt that as much enlightenment as possible must be produced with oral and printed agitation."

"If on the one side we do not harbor the illusion that the entire proletariat must be enlightened before it can be called into battle, so on the other we do not doubt that as much enlightenment as possible must be produced with oral and printed agitation."

Johann Most, German Revolutionary

War, Agitation, Battle, Doubt, Illusion

15

"I had the first integrated Army band in World War II."

"I had the first integrated Army band in World War II."

Dave Brubeck, American Musician

War, Army, First, World

15

"Sen. Edward Kennedy knows very directly. Senator Kennedy and I talked on several occasions prior to the war that my view was that the best evidence that I had seen was that Iraq indeed had weapons of mass destruction."

"Sen. Edward Kennedy knows very directly. Senator Kennedy and I talked on several occasions prior to the war that my view was that the best evidence that I had seen was that Iraq indeed had weapons of mass destruction."

David Kay, American Scientist

War, Destruction, Iraq, Weapons

15

"Here, in Cork district, you have in combination all the dangers which war can inflict."

"Here, in Cork district, you have in combination all the dangers which war can inflict."

Eamon de Valera, Irish Statesman

15

"I have been a gigantic Rolling Stones fan since approximately the Spanish-American War."

"I have been a gigantic Rolling Stones fan since approximately the Spanish-American War."

Dave Barry, American Journalist

15

"The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power)."

"The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power)."

Dawn Powell, American Writer

War, Love, Death, Comedy

15

"The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary history, and everybody ought to be ashamed."

"The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary history, and everybody ought to be ashamed."

Ryszard Kapuscinski, Polish Journalist

15

"At every step the vast majority have expressed horror at the idea of an aggressive war."

"At every step the vast majority have expressed horror at the idea of an aggressive war."

Paul Robeson, American Actor

War, Idea, Horror, Majority

15

"Another term for preventive war is aggressive war - starting wars because someday somebody might do something to us. That is not part of the American tradition."

"Another term for preventive war is aggressive war - starting wars because someday somebody might do something to us. That is not part of the American tradition."

Ron Paul, American Politician

15

"This is the reality of nuclear weapons: they may trigger a world war; a war which, unlike previous ones, destroys all of civilization."

"This is the reality of nuclear weapons: they may trigger a world war; a war which, unlike previous ones, destroys all of civilization."

Joseph Rotblat, Polish Physicist

War, Civilization, May, Reality

15

"If there are going to be people out there making war on other people, don't you think it's a good idea for some of those people to at least follow a code of ethics? Not 'honor' but something you can pin down and be sure of, something with the same rules for everybody."

"If there are going to be people out there making war on other people, don't you think it's a good idea for some of those people to at least follow a code of ethics? Not 'honor' but something you can pin down and be sure of, something with the same rules for everybody."

Mercedes Lackey, American Author

War, People, Idea, Ethics

15

"Vice stirs up war, virtue fights."

"Vice stirs up war, virtue fights."

Marquis De Vauvenargues, French Philosopher

War, Virtue, Vice

15

"American boys should not be seen dying on the nightly news. Wars should be over in three days or less, or before Congress invokes the War Powers Resolution."

"American boys should not be seen dying on the nightly news. Wars should be over in three days or less, or before Congress invokes the War Powers Resolution."

Evan Thomas, American Journalist

War, Boys, Congress

15

"Modern American war is as easy to script as a B movie."

"Modern American war is as easy to script as a B movie."

David Hackworth, American Soldier

15

"I was disappointed, not because we had lost the war but because our people had allowed it to go on for so many years, instead of heeding the few voices of protest against all that mass insanity and slaughter."

"I was disappointed, not because we had lost the war but because our people had allowed it to go on for so many years, instead of heeding the few voices of protest against all that mass insanity and slaughter."

George Grosz, German Artist

War, People, Insanity, Protest

15

"The critical importance of honest journalism and a free flowing, respectful national conversation needs to be had in our country. But it is being buried as collateral damage in a war whose battles include political correctness and ideological orthodoxy."

"The critical importance of honest journalism and a free flowing, respectful national conversation needs to be had in our country. But it is being buried as collateral damage in a war whose battles include political correctness and ideological orthodoxy."

Juan Williams, American Journalist

War, Being, Conversation, Country

15

"In this war - as in others - I am less interested in honoring the dead than in preventing the dead."

"In this war - as in others - I am less interested in honoring the dead than in preventing the dead."

Butler Shaffer, American Professor

15

"However, while the Nazi barbarians and their collaborators threatened the entire world, I could not accept his philosophy and, after several earlier attempts, was finally accepted into the Canadian Infantry Corps during the last year of World War II."

"However, while the Nazi barbarians and their collaborators threatened the entire world, I could not accept his philosophy and, after several earlier attempts, was finally accepted into the Canadian Infantry Corps during the last year of World War II."

Walter Kohn, Austrian Physicist

War, Philosophy, World, World war

15

"So I ask the nuclear powers to abandon the out-of-date thinking of the Cold War period and take a fresh look. Above all, I appeal to them to bear in mind the long-term threat that nuclear weapons pose to humankind and to begin action towards their elimination."

"So I ask the nuclear powers to abandon the out-of-date thinking of the Cold War period and take a fresh look. Above all, I appeal to them to bear in mind the long-term threat that nuclear weapons pose to humankind and to begin action towards their elimination."

Joseph Rotblat, Polish Physicist

War, Action, Mind, Thinking

15

"And, gentlemen, they have not yet done so, and it is quite clear that no Americans, no people in the world probably, are going to war with the Soviet Union."

"And, gentlemen, they have not yet done so, and it is quite clear that no Americans, no people in the world probably, are going to war with the Soviet Union."

Paul Robeson, American Actor

War, People, Americans, Gentlemen

15

"This is a game. That's all it is. It's not a war."

"This is a game. That's all it is. It's not a war."

Jack Nicklaus, American Athlete

15

"Why did we go to war? Why did we pick people from South Carolina, California, and all the places in between to go to a foreign land and risk their lives and have some die? To make sure that Saddam Hussein could do no more damage to the region or us than he has already done."

"Why did we go to war? Why did we pick people from South Carolina, California, and all the places in between to go to a foreign land and risk their lives and have some die? To make sure that Saddam Hussein could do no more damage to the region or us than he has already done."

Lindsey Graham, American Politician

War, People, Land, Risk

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