War Quotes

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

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W
"More than half of our national expenditure goes to past wars and preparations for future ones."
Will Rogers
"War teaches us the price of peace"
John Belushi
C
"War is what happens when diplomacy fails."
Carl Reiner
B
"War solves nothing but creates everything"
Bill Murray
D
"War is a failure of imagination and communication."
Dan Aykroyd
D
"War destroys not just lives but the possibility of understanding."
Dan Aykroyd
"War teaches us the value of peace."
Dick Van Dyke
C
"War is proof that humanity hasn't learned its most important lessons."
Carl Reiner
D
"War is the failure of imagination and compassion."
Dan Aykroyd
"War is what happens when diplomacy and humor both fail."
Mel Brooks
"War reveals the worst in humanity, but peace reveals the best."
Steve Martin
"War solves nothing that peace cannot solve better."
Dick Van Dyke
C
"War reveals both the worst and best of humanity."
Carl Reiner
C
"War teaches what peace is worth."
Carl Reiner
"War is terrible, but at least it gives comedians material."
Don Rickles
"War never solved anything except maybe making comedians richer."
Don Rickles
"War proves only that humanity has forgotten how to communicate."
Johnny Carson
"War is what happens when diplomacy has already failed."
Johnny Carson
"War proves that we have failed at communication and compassion."
Mel Brooks
C
"War is proof that humans have failed at communication"
Carl Reiner
C
"War is what happens when dialogue becomes impossible"
Carl Reiner
C
"War destroys what takes generations to build."
Carol Burnett
"War proves that talking would have been better than fighting."
Don Rickles
"War is the failure of diplomacy and the triumph of ego."
Johnny Carson
"War solves nothing but creates many problems that take generations to heal."
Mel Brooks
"War is a failure of human connection and understanding."
Mel Brooks
R
"War is hell. Marriage must be the suburbs of hell."
Rodney Dangerfield
"War is proof that we haven't evolved much as a species."
Don Rickles
M
"Vietnam was a war that needed to be fought at home, not in Vietnam."
Mort Sahl
C
"War between people starts with misunderstanding and lack of empathy."
Carol Burnett