War Quotes
Those who fought, those who protested, and those who survived reflect on humanity's darkest impulse.
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"War teaches us that peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of understanding."Aaron Beck
"War is what happens when communication fails."Aaron Beck
"War emerges from absolutistic thinking and rigid ideology."Albert Ellis
"War is the ultimate expression of irrational negotiation."Albert Ellis
"War outcomes depend partly on the personalities of leaders"Hans Eysenck
"War reveals how personality shapes human conflict"Hans Eysenck
"War is the failure of wisdom; peace is its triumph."Raymond Cattell
"War represents the ultimate failure of imagination to construct shared meaning."George Kelly
"War reveals both the worst and sometimes the best in human nature."Raymond Cattell
"War often stems from the failure to understand human differences."Robert McCrae
"War is where personality differences are treated as irreconcilable."Robert McCrae
"War begins in the mind before the first shot is fired; peace must be built the same way."Costa Paul
"War teaches us the cost of our words before they are spoken; peace is the tuition never paid."Costa Paul
"War is a failure of human communication and understanding."Gordon Allport
"Wars are often fought by high-dominance personality types."Hans Eysenck
"War is a failure of human imagination."Rollo May
"War begins in the human heart."Alice Miller
"War is the failure of imagination."Robert McCrae
"War arises from failures of communication and understanding between groups."Raymond Cattell
"War reveals not the strength of nations, but the fragility of understanding."Costa Paul
"War is what happens when dialogue fails catastrophically."Costa Paul
"Wars begin in the minds of people before they manifest on battlefields."Gordon Allport
"The wars within us are reflections of wars we witnessed or experienced as children."Alice Miller
"War is what happens when dialogue fails and pride takes command."Costa Paul
"War is the failure of imagination made flesh."Costa Paul
"War teaches us about peace more than peace teaches us about war."Hans Eysenck
"War originates in the small wars we wage against ourselves."Alice Miller
"War is often the result of misunderstanding human nature and the drivers of human conflict."Raymond Cattell
"War is often a symptom of failure - the failure to understand and communicate across differences."Raymond Cattell
"War reveals the worst in human nature and the importance of peace."Dacher Keltner