951 private quotes tagged war

“There is peace more destructive of the manhood of living man than war is destructive of his material body.” — Douglas William Jerrold

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“He would see civilization in danger of perishing under the oppression of a gigantic paradox: he would see multitudes of people starving in the midst of plenty, and nations preparing for war although pledged to peace.” — Arthur Henderson

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“Everyone is interested in war, in that people don't want it to happen. I'm much more interested in peace than in war but it's important to understand why we fight.” — Michael Morpurgo

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“It is to be observed that every case of war averted is a gain in general, for it helps to form a habit of peace, and community habits long continued become standards of conduct.” — Elihu Root

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“We can only move to a long-term resolution regarding terrorism and war by planting seeds of peace. We have to start with ourselves.” — Peter Yarrow

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“Peace is the happy natural state of man war is corruption and disgrace.” — James Thomson

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“In time of peace prepare for war.” — Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

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“My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity.” — Wilfred Owen

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“War has rules, mud wrestling has rules - politics has no rules.” — Ross Perot

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“A war for a great principle ennobles a nation.” — Albert Pike

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“Politics is war without bloodshed, while war is politics with bloodshed.” — Mao Zedong

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“I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and totally horrifying, and the consequences are serious.” — Oliver Stone

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“I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.” — John Adams

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“Politics and war are remarkably similar situations.” — Newt Gingrich

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“When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when we are at war, we want an uncommon general. It is only when we get into politics that we are satisfied with the common man.” — Herbert Hoover

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“War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.” — Colin Powell

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“War is not the continuation of politics with different means, it is the greatest mass-crime perpetrated on the community of man.” — Alfred Adler

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“War is the continuation of politics by other means.” — Karl Von Clausewitz

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“Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.” — Mao Zedong

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“Politics is the womb in which war develops.” — Karl Von Clausewitz

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“War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.” — Karl Von Clausewitz

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“I deliberately did not read anything about the Vietnam War because I felt the politics of the war eclipsed what happened to the veterans. The politics were irrelevant to what this memorial was.” — Maya Lin

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“Yes, politics IS war without bloodshed and war is an extension of those politics.” — H. Rap Brown

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“In almost every country there are elements of opinion which would welcome such a conclusion because they wish to return to the politics of the balance of power, unrestricted and unregulated armaments, international anarchy, and preparation for war.” — Arthur Henderson

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“To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman.” — George Santayana

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