Quotes about War

377 quotes about War

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of...

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness

Quote by Otto von Bismarck about war

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A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and...

A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.

Quote by Winston Churchill about war

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In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, ...

In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.

Quote by Winston Churchill about war

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The purpose of all wars, is peace.

The purpose of all wars, is peace.

Quote by Sfantul Augustin de Hipona about war

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Against infection and the hand of war.

Against infection and the hand of war.

Quote by William Shakespeare about war

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How some have been deposed, some stain in war.

How some have been deposed, some stain in war.

Quote by William Shakespeare about war

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The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die...

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

Quote by Edward Abbey about war

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Latinos have fought in all of America's wars, beginning with the Revolutionary War. Many Latinos are fighting and dying for our country today in Iraq, just as several of their ancestors fought for...

Quote by Joe Baca about war

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Pearl Harbor caused our Nation to wholeheartedly commit...

Pearl Harbor caused our Nation to wholeheartedly commit to winning World War II, changing the course of our Nation's history and the world's future.

Quote by Joe Baca about war

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We learned in World War II that no single nation holds a monopoly on wisdom, morality or right to power, but that we must fight for the weak and promote democracy.

Quote by Joe Baca about war

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Alexander Hamilton realized that warfare was part and...

Alexander Hamilton realized that warfare was part and parcel of human nature, and it's something we had to prepare for.

Quote by Paula Abdul about war

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I don't have an answer for that situation of the war, but...

I don't have an answer for that situation of the war, but I believe there is one, and it can come out of this administration.

Quote by F. Murray Abraham about war

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I'm not a politician. I just would like to see us lead...

I'm not a politician. I just would like to see us lead the war, this country, this world, in a better way than just killing those people.

Quote by F. Murray Abraham about war

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The idea that you can make love and not war really is pretty neat. That thing in Korea, the thing in Israel - that's all over the world. There must be a new way of thinking.

Quote by F. Murray Abraham about war

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With these real smart men in power, if we could just think of a new way to solve this problem without war, I think people would be so happy and delighted with America.

Quote by F. Murray Abraham about war

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I would say that the Pentagon Papers case of 1971 - in which the government tried to block the The New York Times and The Washington Post that they obtained from a secret study of how we got...

Quote by Floyd Abrams about war

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I felt really strongly, as a New Yorker, that the city bonded in a way that transcended race and sex and economic status. We had an opportunity that the president just completely blew. Now we've...

Quote by Kevin Bacon about war

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So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary...

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism - despotism during the campaign - is indispensable.

Quote by Walter Bagehot about war

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Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.

Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.

Quote by John Adams about war

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I must study politics and war that my sons may have...

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.

Quote by John Adams about war

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