War Quotes

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

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"War is the failure of human understanding."
Stefania Albanesi
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"War leaves scars that generations must heal."
Stefania Albanesi
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"War is a failure of wisdom, not a triumph of strength."
Ibn Sina
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"War should be the last resort when all other options are exhausted."
Susan Athey
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"War's true cost is measured in human suffering and lost potential."
Susan Athey
"War is the failure of all other means of achieving understanding and peace."
John Amos Comenius
"War begets war; only understanding begets lasting peace."
John Amos Comenius
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"War destroys what development takes years to build."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"War is the failure of economics and diplomacy."
Jean Tirole
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"War may be necessary, but peace is always preferable."
Ibn Sina
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"War is the failure of human wisdom to resolve through reason and dialogue."
Ibn Sina
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"The war within oneself is the only war worth winning."
Ibn Sina
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"War is the ultimate failure of economic incentives."
James Mirrlees
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"War's rationality collapses under scrutiny."
James Mirrlees
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"War on poverty is not won with slogans; it's won with sustained attention and resources."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"War on poverty is lost the moment we stop believing it can be won."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"War is the ultimate failure of economic coordination."
Vernon Smith
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"War demonstrates the ultimate cost of failed coordination."
Vernon Smith
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"War teaches us the true price of peace."
Stefania Albanesi
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"War is the failure of all other institutions to function properly."
Vernon Smith
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"War destroys the economic foundation that allows people to flourish."
Vernon Smith
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"The cost of war extends far beyond the battlefield."
Vernon Smith
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"War is often the result of institutions that make conflict more attractive than negotiation."
Eric Maskin
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"War against poverty requires the same intensity we give to military conflicts."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"War is the continuation of politics by other means."
Raj Patel
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"War is what happens when mechanism design fails."
Eric Maskin
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"War is what happens when conversation dies first."
Raj Patel
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"War is the failure of markets to coordinate peaceful exchange."
Vernon Smith
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"War is the failure of imagination and the collapse of dialogue."
Raj Patel
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"War is what happens when words fail their sacred duty."
Raj Patel