War Quotes

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

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"War teaches the lesson that peace should have taught."
Pliny the Younger
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"Those who live by the sword shall discover its bitter taste."
Suetonius
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"In war, victory often goes to he who understands his enemy better than himself."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"In the collapse of empires, we see the wages of corruption and complacency."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"War is the continuation of commerce by other means."
Tacitus
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"The greatest victories are won not with weapons but with words."
Tacitus
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"War brings out both the worst and the best in humanity."
Martial
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"War is the failure of diplomacy and reason."
Martial
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"War is a terrible thing, but sometimes it is necessary."
Pliny the Elder
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"Nations are not conquered; they are abandoned to their fate."
Livy
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"War is the failure of diplomacy."
Livy
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"War scars nations; peace heals them."
Livy
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"War is the continuation of politics by other means."
Suetonius
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"The laws are silent in the midst of arms."
Horace
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"War is the health of the state only for those who profit from it."
Tacitus
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"War reveals the character of nations more than peace ever could."
Tacitus
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"The barbarian at the gates is often less dangerous than the corruption within."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"The warrior who understands his enemy's perspective is better equipped for victory."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"In times of war, the common soldier often displays uncommon virtue."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"In the heart of conflict lies the revelation of true character."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"War reveals what we truly value and believe."
Pliny the Elder
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"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."
Cato the Younger
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"War does not determine who is right, only who is left."
Cato the Younger
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"War is the father of all things."
Livy
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"Youth is the first victim of war"
Cato the Elder
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"Laws are silent in times of war"
Cato the Elder
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"War is the continuation of politics by other means."
Horace
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"War is the continuance of politics by other means."
Pliny the Younger
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"In war, the first casualty is always truth."
Diocletian
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"The most dangerous enemy is the one who thinks he has already won."
Diocletian