War Quotes

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

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"War reveals the true nature of men."
Hannibal Lecter
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"War against evil is sometimes the only moral choice."
Clarice Starling
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"War against evil is just, but peace is preferable."
Clarice Starling
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"Peace is for the weak."
Tony Montana
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"Go to the mattresses. That's what we do when there's a war."
Sonny Corleone
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"I'm gonna make him sleep with the fishes."
Sonny Corleone
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"War is a last resort for those without wisdom."
Vito Corleone
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"Do you want to go to the mattresses?"
Michael Corleone
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"We're going to have a war."
Sonny Corleone
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"War is peace when you're the general, mang."
Tony Montana
T
"War teaches harsh lessons that peace cannot."
Tom Hagen
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"War is something to be avoided, but won when necessary."
Vito Corleone
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"War teaches you things you never wanted to know."
Ellen Ripley
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"War brings out the worst in people, and sometimes the best."
Ellen Ripley
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"War is easy—peace is the hard part."
Sonny Corleone
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"This is war. Not a disagreement."
Michael Corleone
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"I'm at war with myself every single day."
Travis Bickle
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"War is the failure of diplomacy."
Tom Hagen
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"All war is a failure of leadership."
Tom Hagen
T
"You mess with me, you die."
Tony Montana
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"I got more enemies than friends."
Tony Montana
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"Come on, we're going to the mattresses."
Sonny Corleone
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"I didn't want this, but if it's war they want, we'll give them war."
Michael Corleone
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"War, like madness, destroys everything in its path."
Wendy Torrance
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"War happens on different battlefields. Some internal."
Danny Torrance
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"War happens in families too."
Danny Torrance
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"Violence is sometimes the only language people understand."
Jack Torrance
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"War is hell, but sometimes it's necessary."
Ellen Ripley
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"Do not forget that in the world of men, there is always a war."
Michael Corleone
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"The truth about war is that someone always pays the price. Always."
Ellen Ripley