War Quotes
Those who fought, those who protested, and those who survived reflect on humanity's darkest impulse.
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"War may be necessary, but it is never glorious; it is the failure of wisdom."Pericles
"An army marches on its stomach."Xenophon
"Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes."Thucydides
"People who have known each other their whole lives are sometimes killed one by another in wars."Thucydides
"War is a continuation of politics by other means."Thucydides
"Wars deplete nations of their resources and their best young men."Thucydides
"In war, it is not numbers that decide victory, but the courage of the heart."Pericles
"The true warrior seeks not victory, but understanding."Xenophon
"The warrior's greatest weapon is discipline."Xenophon
"When great forces are in conflict, moderation proves fatal."Thucydides
"The love of peace and the fear of war are not always compatible."Thucydides
"Those who love peace must be prepared for war."Thucydides
"In peace, sons bury their fathers; in war, fathers bury their sons"Herodotus
"In times of disaster, courtesy must be the first casualty"Herodotus
"In war, there are no unwounded soldiers"Herodotus
"War is sweet to those who have not experienced it."Pindar
"In war, as in love, force is futile without wisdom."Xenophon
"Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes."Thucydides
"The first casualty of war is always truth."Thucydides
"In peace, children inter their parents; war violates the order of nature and children are interred by their parents."Herodotus
"The boundaries which divide peace from war are not so clearly defined as many imagine."Herodotus
"War teaches us that the first casualty is always truth."Hippocrates
"War reveals both the worst cruelty and the noblest virtue in mankind."Pindar
"The greatest general is not he who wins the most battles, but he who preserves the most lives."Xenophon
"In war, the general who knows himself and his enemy shall not be defeated."Xenophon
"It is customary in tackling a neighbouring state to ravage its land as a means of putting pressure on it."Thucydides
"In war, as in life, deception is often more valuable than superior numbers."Thucydides
"One should not pity the conquered, for war has its own justice."Thucydides
"In war, as in love, all stratagems are permitted."Thucydides
"In peace, children bury their parents; in war, parents bury their children."Herodotus
