War Quotes

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

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"War brings suffering; peace brings flourishing."
Zoroaster
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"Even in war, there remain truths that transcend the conflict - seek them out."
Saint Peter
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"In war, remember that your enemy is also a human being worthy of dignity."
Saint Peter
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"The death of innocence in war haunts those who must order such terrible things."
Abraham
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"War teaches lessons that peace cannot, but at a cost that can never be recalculated."
Abraham
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"War leaves scars that generations carry, yet sometimes it is the lesser evil."
Abraham
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"Wars grow out of the love of material advantage and glory."
Martin Luther
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"In times of peace, sons bury their fathers. In times of war, fathers bury their sons."
Martin Luther
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"In war, the victor who shows mercy wins the hearts of eternity."
Zoroaster
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"War teaches what peace can only whisper about the cost of folly."
Zoroaster
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"War scars the soul long after the body has healed."
Abraham
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"War is the disease of nations; peace is the medicine of souls."
Zoroaster
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"War is the failure of wisdom; it proves only that brutality begets brutality."
Zoroaster
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"The atomic bomb is a marvelous gift that was given to our country."
Lenny Bruce
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"War begins in the heart before it appears on the battlefield."
Zoroaster
"War is what happens when diplomacy is on vacation."
Joan Rivers
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"Killing an Arab is not murder. It's not even a crime. It's a national security measure."
George Carlin
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"The world will never heal from violence through more violence. Only compassion heals violence."
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
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"War taught me that the enemy you fear most is often just like you."
Richard Pryor
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"War is peace's way of showing you what you're taking for granted."
Richard Pryor
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"War is when people who won't be fighting send people who will."
Richard Pryor
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"War teaches the tragic cost of choosing violence over understanding."
Robin Williams
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"War leaves scars that take generations to heal."
Tina Fey
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"War is peace."
Dave Chappelle
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"War solves nothing; it only creates more problems."
Dave Chappelle
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"War between people is really a war within themselves."
Richard Pryor
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"War is the failure of imagination."
Robin Williams
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"War wounds us all, even the victors."
Robin Williams
"War is a failure of communication and understanding."
Eddie Murphy
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"War is the failure of human conversation."
Dave Chappelle