951 private quotes tagged war

“It is in war that the State really comes into its own: swelling in power, in number, in pride, in absolute dominion over the economy and the society.” — Murray Rothbard

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“During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that conditions called war and such a war, as if of every man, against every man.” — Thomas Hobbes

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“We should seek by all means in our power to avoid war, by analysing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a spirit of collaboration and good will.” — Neville Chamberlain

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“Concentration of executive power, unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances, let's say fighting world war two, it's an assault on democracy.” — Noam Chomsky

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“The power to wage war is the power to wage war successfully.” — Charles Evans Hughes

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“In reality, Republicans have long been at war with clean energy. They have ridiculed investments in solar and wind power, bashed energy-efficiency standards, attacked state moves to promote renewable energy and championed laws that would enshrine taxpayer subsidies for fossil fuels while stripping them from wind and solar.” — Jeff Goodell

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“I feel like the people from Iceland have a different relationship with their country than other places. Most Icelandic people are really proud to be from there, and we don't have embarrassments like World War II where we were cruel to other people.” — Bjork

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“9/11 was a deliberate, carefully planned evil act of the long-waged war on the West by Koran-inspired soldiers of Allah around the world. They hated us before George W. Bush was in office. They hated us before Israel existed. And the avengers of the religion of perpetual outrage will keep hating us.” — Michelle Malkin

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“War is very sad and small life is pathetically fragile at times.” — Henry Rollins

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“Just after World War II, this country led the world in science by every way you could measure it, yet the number of scientists was a tiny proportion of what it is now.” — James Lovelock

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“One of the things that ultimately led me to leave mathematics and go into political science was thinking I could prevent nuclear war.” — Paul Wolfowitz

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“War is the supreme drama of a completely mechanized society.” — Lewis Mumford

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“Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military.” — Barack Obama

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“Four years ago, I promised to end the war in Iraq. We did. I promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11. We have. We've blunted the Taliban's momentum in Afghanistan, and in 2014, our longest war will be over. A new tower rises above the New York skyline, al Qaeda is on the path to defeat, and Osama bin Laden is dead.” — Barack Obama

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“Here we will solve with laws and dollars, problems that too many people around the world still must solve with violence and civil war.” — Marco Rubio

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“No matter what you think about the Iraq war, there is one thing we can all agree on for the next days - we have to salute the courage and bravery of those who are risking their lives to vote and those brave Iraqi and American soldiers fighting to protect their right to vote.” — Hillary Clinton

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“Now, let me be clear. The path I lay out is not one paved with ever increasing government checks and cradle to grave assurance that government will always be the solution. If this election is a bidding war for who can promise the most goodies and the most benefits, I'm not your president. You have that president today.” — Mitt Romney

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“We are not at war against Islam.” — Barack Obama

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“There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.” — Barack Obama

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“But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no.” — Barack Obama

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“I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.” — Barack Obama

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“The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.” — Barack Obama

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“We're not going to baby sit a civil war.” — Barack Obama

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“Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement.” — Barack Obama

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“We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief that out of the ashes of war, a new beginning could be born in this cradle of civilization. Through this remarkable chapter in the history of the United States and Iraq, we have met our responsibility. Now, it's time to turn the page.” — Barack Obama

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