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War Quotes

As wounded men may limp through life, so our war minds may not regain the balance of their thoughts for decades Picture Quote #1

There’s a kind of permission for war which can be given only by the world’s mood and atmosphere, the feel of its pulse. It would be madness to undertake a war without that permission Picture Quote #1

Man is, perhaps, no more prone to war than he used to be and no more inclined to commit other evil deeds. But a given amount of ill will or folly will go further than it used to Picture Quote #1

The way to prevent war is to bend every energy toward preventing it, not to proceed by the dubious indirection of preparing for it Picture Quote #1

For those at home, as well as for those in battle, war is curiously disabling. The mere realization that one’s country is at war poisons the bloodstream, creates an incessant mood of worry that infiltrates even the most casual moments Picture Quote #1

Every war is its own excuse. That’s why they’re all surrounded with ideals. That’s why they’re all crusades Picture Quote #1

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Just as war is waged with the blood of others, fortunes are made with other people’s money Picture Quote #1

Naturally, the common people don’t want war... but after all it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country Picture Quote #1

It cannot be denied that for a society which has to create scarcity to save its members from starvation, to whom abundance spells disaster, and to whom unlimited energy means unlimited power for war and destruction, there is an ominous cloud in the distance though at present it be no bigger than a man’s hand Picture Quote #1

Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled, that force must be called in to win back our love? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugationthe last arguments to which kings resort Picture Quote #1

The greater the hold of government upon the life of the individual citizen, the greater the risk of war Picture Quote #1

War is thus divine in itself, since it is a law of the world. War is divine through its consequences of a supernatural nature which are as much general as particular. War is divine in the mysterious glory that surrounds it and in the no less inexplicable attraction that draws us to it. War is divine by the manner in which it breaks out Picture Quote #1

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I regard almost all quarrels of princes on the same footing, and I see nothing that marks man’s unreason so positively as war. Indeed, what folly to kill one another for interests often imaginary, and always for the pleasure of persons who do not think themselves even obliged to those who sacrifice themselves for them! Picture Quote #1

In an audience of rough people a generous sentiment always brings down the house. In the tumult of war both sides applaud a heroic deed Picture Quote #1

Freedom may come quickly in robes of peace or after ages of conflict and war, but come it will, and abide it will, so long as the principles by which it was acquired are held sacred Picture Quote #1

The whole art of war consists in getting at what is on the other side of the hill Picture Quote #1

There is no such thing as an inevitable war. If war comes it will be from failure of human wisdom Picture Quote #1

With acting, you wanna see if you can get into trouble without knowing how you’re gonna get out of it. It’s like the exact opposite of war, where you need an exit strategy. When you’re acting, you should get all the way into trouble with no exit strategy, and have the cameras rolling Picture Quote #1

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Each time a new war is disclosed in the name of the fight of the good against evil, those who are killed are all poor. It’s always the same story repeating once and again and again Picture Quote #1

You can’t ever win the war on crime, or the war on terror. You can’t repeal human nature Picture Quote #1

We need to learn... how war brutalises and degrades winners and losers alike and what happens to us when, having heedlessly waged war for no good reason, we are encouraged to inflate and demonise our enemies in order to justify that war’s indefinite continuance Picture Quote #1

I think, unfortunately, we live in a world where people attack other people and I think a legitimate rationale for war is the saving of human life, the saving of lives of people who cannot defend themselves Picture Quote #1

If you shell a military base and happen to kill civilians, you have not committed a war crime; if you deliberately target cities and towns, you have Picture Quote #1

It’s good to focus on the universal suffering that goes on in any war. Whatever the right and wrongs of the war, there is always universal suffering Picture Quote #1

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I want young people to be hesitant to glorify war and to demand of their leaders justification for the sacrifices they ask of our citizens Picture Quote #1

When I was a baby feminist, leading feminist thinkers were insisting that if women ran the world, there would be no sadism or war Picture Quote #1

I think we’ve made tremendous progress on racism. We’ve even made progress on war. We’ve made almost no progress on poverty Picture Quote #1

They marched. Not for themselves. They marched to remember the ones who didn’t make it back. They marched because seeing so much loss can teach you about life. they marched because we’re all fighting a war whether we know it or not... a war for our minds and souls and what we believe in Picture Quote #1

We take pictures because we can’t accept that everything passes, we can’t accept that the repetition of a moment is an impossibility. We wage a monotonous war against our own impending deaths, against time that turns children into that other, lesser species: adults. We take pictures because we know we will forget. We will forget the week, the day, the hour. We will forget when we were happiest. We take pictures out of pride, a desire to have the best of ourselve preserved. We fear that we will die and others will not know we lived Picture Quote #1

All you have the right to ask of life is to choose a battle in this war, make the best you can, and leave the field with honor Picture Quote #1

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As wounded men may limp through life, so our war minds may not regain the balance of their thoughts for decades (War Quotes) There’s a kind of permission for war which can be given only by the world’s mood and atmosphere, the feel of its pulse. It would be madness to undertake a war without that permission (War Quotes) Man is, perhaps, no more prone to war than he used to be and no more inclined to commit other evil deeds. But a given amount of ill will or folly will go further than it used to (War Quotes) The way to prevent war is to bend every energy toward preventing it, not to proceed by the dubious indirection of preparing for it (War Quotes) For those at home, as well as for those in battle, war is curiously disabling. The mere realization that one’s country is at war poisons the bloodstream, creates an incessant mood of worry that infiltrates even the most casual moments (War Quotes) Every war is its own excuse. That’s why they’re all surrounded with ideals. That’s why they’re all crusades (War Quotes) Just as war is waged with the blood of others, fortunes are made with other people’s money (War Quotes) Naturally, the common people don’t want war... but after all it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country (War Quotes) It cannot be denied that for a society which has to create scarcity to save its members from starvation, to whom abundance spells disaster, and to whom unlimited energy means unlimited power for war and destruction, there is an ominous cloud in the distance though at present it be no bigger than a man’s hand (War Quotes) Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled, that force must be called in to win back our love? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugationthe last arguments to which kings resort (War Quotes) The greater the hold of government upon the life of the individual citizen, the greater the risk of war (War Quotes) War is thus divine in itself, since it is a law of the world. War is divine through its consequences of a supernatural nature which are as much general as particular. War is divine in the mysterious glory that surrounds it and in the no less inexplicable attraction that draws us to it. War is divine by the manner in which it breaks out (War Quotes) I regard almost all quarrels of princes on the same footing, and I see nothing that marks man’s unreason so positively as war. Indeed, what folly to kill one another for interests often imaginary, and always for the pleasure of persons who do not think themselves even obliged to those who sacrifice themselves for them! (War Quotes) In an audience of rough people a generous sentiment always brings down the house. In the tumult of war both sides applaud a heroic deed (War Quotes) Freedom may come quickly in robes of peace or after ages of conflict and war, but come it will, and abide it will, so long as the principles by which it was acquired are held sacred (War Quotes) The whole art of war consists in getting at what is on the other side of the hill (War Quotes) There is no such thing as an inevitable war. If war comes it will be from failure of human wisdom (War Quotes) With acting, you wanna see if you can get into trouble without knowing how you’re gonna get out of it. It’s like the exact opposite of war, where you need an exit strategy. When you’re acting, you should get all the way into trouble with no exit strategy, and have the cameras rolling (War Quotes) Each time a new war is disclosed in the name of the fight of the good against evil, those who are killed are all poor. It’s always the same story repeating once and again and again (War Quotes) You can’t ever win the war on crime, or the war on terror. You can’t repeal human nature (War Quotes) We need to learn... how war brutalises and degrades winners and losers alike and what happens to us when, having heedlessly waged war for no good reason, we are encouraged to inflate and demonise our enemies in order to justify that war’s indefinite continuance (War Quotes) I think, unfortunately, we live in a world where people attack other people and I think a legitimate rationale for war is the saving of human life, the saving of lives of people who cannot defend themselves (War Quotes) If you shell a military base and happen to kill civilians, you have not committed a war crime; if you deliberately target cities and towns, you have (War Quotes) It’s good to focus on the universal suffering that goes on in any war. Whatever the right and wrongs of the war, there is always universal suffering (War Quotes) I want young people to be hesitant to glorify war and to demand of their leaders justification for the sacrifices they ask of our citizens (War Quotes) When I was a baby feminist, leading feminist thinkers were insisting that if women ran the world, there would be no sadism or war (War Quotes) I think we’ve made tremendous progress on racism. We’ve even made progress on war. We’ve made almost no progress on poverty (War Quotes) They marched. Not for themselves. They marched to remember the ones who didn’t make it back. They marched because seeing so much loss can teach you about life. they marched because we’re all fighting a war whether we know it or not... a war for our minds and souls and what we believe in (War Quotes) We take pictures because we can’t accept that everything passes, we can’t accept that the repetition of a moment is an impossibility. We wage a monotonous war against our own impending deaths, against time that turns children into that other, lesser species: adults. We take pictures because we know we will forget. We will forget the week, the day, the hour. We will forget when we were happiest. We take pictures out of pride, a desire to have the best of ourselve preserved. We fear that we will die and others will not know we lived (War Quotes) All you have the right to ask of life is to choose a battle in this war, make the best you can, and leave the field with honor (War Quotes)

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