War Quotes

Those who fought, those who protested, and those who survived reflect on humanity's darkest impulse.

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"War proves that humanity needs better answers"
Maxwell Klinger
C
"War is what happens when people forget how to talk."
Captain B.J. Hunnicutt
C
"War is failure - failure to negotiate, to understand, to care."
Captain B.J. Hunnicutt
R
"War brings out the worst in people, but also the best."
Radar O'Reilly
R
"War is hell, but some things are worth fighting for."
Radar O'Reilly
M
"War is hell, but looking good while surviving it is art."
Maxwell Klinger
C
"War is hell, and anyone who says otherwise hasn't been there."
Colonel Sherman Potter
C
"The real enemies aren't across the lines; they're inside us."
Colonel Sherman Potter
C
"War never solved anything except at the cost of human lives."
Colonel Sherman Potter
R
"War teaches you what's really important in life."
Radar O'Reilly
R
"War changes people, and sometimes that change is good."
Radar O'Reilly
M
"War makes fools of us all."
Maxwell Klinger
M
"War destroys everything - love, hope, and innocence."
Maxwell Klinger
C
"War is hell, but staying human through it is the real battle."
Colonel Sherman Potter
C
"War makes philosophers of us all—whether we want to be or not."
Colonel Sherman Potter
C
"War is organized chaos, and someone has to bring order to it."
Colonel Sherman Potter
R
"I've learned that war changes people in ways you can't predict."
Radar O'Reilly
F
"War demands sacrifice and unwavering commitment."
Frank Burns
F
"War tests a man's true character."
Frank Burns
C
"War teaches you the value of peace in ways nothing else can."
Colonel Sherman Potter
C
"War proves that peace is worth any sacrifice."
Colonel Sherman Potter
F
"A soldier's duty supersedes personal desire."
Frank Burns
F
"A soldier must be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice."
Frank Burns
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"War teaches you what you're really made of."
Margaret Houlihan
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"In war, there are no winners—only survivors and those who learn to forgive."
Colonel Sherman Potter
C
"War is hell, but it teaches you who you really are."
Colonel Sherman Potter
F
"Sentimentality has no place in military operations."
Frank Burns
M
"War teaches you who you really are underneath all pretense."
Margaret Houlihan
M
"War tests everything you believe you are."
Margaret Houlihan
B
"War makes you grow up fast, whether you want to or not."
B.J. Hunnicutt