War Quotes

"A war is a catastrophe. Once started, nobody knows where it will end."

"The one thing I dislike about war is the casualties of war."

"Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle."

"Infantry should have the aggressive spirit of a good street fighter."

"Some goddamn general once said that flanking movements win battles; frontal assaults are for sissies."

"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his."

"To win the war we will have to eliminate the German and the Japanese armies by employing force."

"War is very simple. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can and as often as you can, and keep moving on."

"A soldier's heart is his greatest weapon."

"A tactical victory can mask a strategic failure if the people do not believe in the cause."

"In times of war, unity is not negotiable; it is essential."

"The battlefield teaches lessons that peacetime cannot: sacrifice, duty, and brotherhood."

"We do not fight to conquer; we fight to preserve what is good and true."

"The real victory is not the conquest of territory, but the conquest of hearts and minds."

"War should be the last resort of a civilized nation, not the first."

"The cost of war extends far beyond the battlefield into generations."

"The cost of appeasement is often paid in blood and treasure later."

"The battlefield teaches lessons that no academy can replicate."

"War reveals character—both the nobility and the baseness of men."

"The true cost of war is not counted in territory gained but in potential unrealized."

"War is a young man's folly but an old man's tragedy."

"War tests not only bodies but the very foundations of belief and principle."

"In the end, all theories of war collapse against the reality of human beings in conflict."

"The true cost of war is measured not in territory gained, but in lives lost."

"War is a team sport. You cannot win wars on your own."

"Wars are made by politicians and soldiers, but won by ordinary men."

"In peacetime, prepare for war. In war, do all you can for peace."

"War is the ultimate failure of politics."

"There is no victory at bargain basement prices."

"I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can hate it."