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Modern War Quotes

I think we're living in an age which despises humanity and despises bravery and doesn't need bravery because modern warfare has rather gone beyond bravery. It is a kind of warfare where people are fighting enemies they never see, killing people of whom they know nothing Picture Quote #1

They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason Picture Quote #1

The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals Picture Quote #1

We must also recognize the new realities of modern warfare and the modern landscape of a battlefield Picture Quote #1

So much destruction in modern war takes place miles and miles away from the source of the destruction, the human being who has caused it Picture Quote #1

If you want to go anywhere in modern war, in the air, on the sea, on the land, you must have command of the air Picture Quote #1

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Resort to science has rendered modern war so destructive of life and property that it presents a new problem to mankind, such, that unless our civilization shall find some means of making an end to war, war will make an end to our civilization Picture Quote #1

Modern warfare wasn’t supposed to have this much blood in it. The weapons were supposed to cook everyone neatly, like eggs in their shells Picture Quote #1

Their notion of training was to march the men up and down in parades and reviews: these were nice to look at and gave them the impression of military discipline and precision, but as a preparation for a modern war they had no value whatsoever Picture Quote #1

No big modern war has been won without preponderant sea power; and, conversely, very few rebellions of maritime provinces have succeeded without acquiring sea power Picture Quote #1

A singular fact about modern war is that it takes charge. Once begun it has to be carried to its conclusion, and carrying it there sets in motion events that may be beyond men’s control. Doing what has to be done to win, men perform acts that alter the very soil in which society’s roots are nourished Picture Quote #1

Did you know that the worldwide food shortage that threatens up to five hundred million children could be alleviated at the cost of only one day, only one day, of modern warfare Picture Quote #1

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Whatever a work of art may be, the artist certainly cannot dare to be simple. He must have a nature as complicated and as violent, as totally unsuggestive of the word innocence, as a modern war Picture Quote #1

In modern war there is no such thing as victor and vanquished... There is only a loser, and the loser is mankind Picture Quote #1

I have every confidence in the ultimate success of our joint cause; but success in modern war requires something more than courage and a willingness to die: it requires careful preparation Picture Quote #1

It is true that raids and battles killed a tiny percentage of the numbers that die in modern warfare. But in tribal violence, the clashes are more frequent, the percentage of men in the population who fight is greater, and the rates of death per battle are higher Picture Quote #1

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I think we're living in an age which despises humanity and despises bravery and doesn't need bravery because modern warfare has rather gone beyond bravery. It is a kind of warfare where people are fighting enemies they never see, killing people of whom they know nothing (Modern War Quotes) They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason (Modern War Quotes) The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals (Modern War Quotes) We must also recognize the new realities of modern warfare and the modern landscape of a battlefield (Modern War Quotes) So much destruction in modern war takes place miles and miles away from the source of the destruction, the human being who has caused it (Modern War Quotes) If you want to go anywhere in modern war, in the air, on the sea, on the land, you must have command of the air (Modern War Quotes) Resort to science has rendered modern war so destructive of life and property that it presents a new problem to mankind, such, that unless our civilization shall find some means of making an end to war, war will make an end to our civilization (Modern War Quotes) Modern warfare wasn’t supposed to have this much blood in it. The weapons were supposed to cook everyone neatly, like eggs in their shells (Modern War Quotes) Their notion of training was to march the men up and down in parades and reviews: these were nice to look at and gave them the impression of military discipline and precision, but as a preparation for a modern war they had no value whatsoever (Modern War Quotes) No big modern war has been won without preponderant sea power; and, conversely, very few rebellions of maritime provinces have succeeded without acquiring sea power (Modern War Quotes) A singular fact about modern war is that it takes charge. Once begun it has to be carried to its conclusion, and carrying it there sets in motion events that may be beyond men’s control. Doing what has to be done to win, men perform acts that alter the very soil in which society’s roots are nourished (Modern War Quotes) Did you know that the worldwide food shortage that threatens up to five hundred million children could be alleviated at the cost of only one day, only one day, of modern warfare (Modern War Quotes) Whatever a work of art may be, the artist certainly cannot dare to be simple. He must have a nature as complicated and as violent, as totally unsuggestive of the word innocence, as a modern war (Modern War Quotes) In modern war there is no such thing as victor and vanquished... There is only a loser, and the loser is mankind (Modern War Quotes) I have every confidence in the ultimate success of our joint cause; but success in modern war requires something more than courage and a willingness to die: it requires careful preparation (Modern War Quotes) It is true that raids and battles killed a tiny percentage of the numbers that die in modern warfare. But in tribal violence, the clashes are more frequent, the percentage of men in the population who fight is greater, and the rates of death per battle are higher (Modern War Quotes)

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