Quotes by Ernest Hemingway about War

9 quotes by Ernest Hemingway about war

Ernest Hemingway American writer and journalist

For a war to be just three conditions are necessary -...

For a war to be just three conditions are necessary - public authority, just cause, right motive.

Quote by Ernest Hemingway about war

I know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition, as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a method of settling international...

Quote by Ernest Hemingway about war

In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason.

In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason.

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Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how...

Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.

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Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must...

Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.

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The 1st panacea of a mismanaged nation is inflation of...

The 1st panacea of a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the 2nd is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; a permanent ruin.

Quote by Ernest Hemingway about war

The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists.

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The sinews of war are five - men, money, materials, ...

The sinews of war are five - men, money, materials, maintenance (food) and morale.

Quote by Ernest Hemingway about war

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.

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