War Quotes

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

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"In the midst of war, we must remember what we fight for."
Tauriel
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"War is the ultimate test of will and wisdom."
Saruman
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"War destroys, but healing builds."
Prim Everdeen
P
"War leaves scars that take generations to heal."
Prim Everdeen
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"The path to victory is often paved with sacrifice."
Thorin Oakenshield
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"War is the truest test of character."
Thorin Oakenshield
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"War destroys everything it touches, including the victors."
Gale Hawthorne
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"War is the ugliest form of human nature."
Effie Trinket
E
"War always has a cost unseen in victory."
Effie Trinket
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"War is my nature, and I am born for it."
Smaug
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"War is where I find my truest joy and expression."
Smaug
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"War is not the failure of politics. War is politics by other means."
President Snow
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"The greatest strategy is making your enemy believe they are defeated before the battle begins."
President Snow
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"War teaches us what peace obscures."
President Snow
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"War destroys everything, even the victors."
Cinna
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"War reveals character; it does not create it."
Saruman
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"War is what the games are—sanctioned, televised war."
Haymitch Abernathy
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"Peace is merely the pause before the next war."
Drogon
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"The finest victories are those achieved without mercy."
Drogon
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"War creates hunters on both sides."
Gale Hawthorne
G
"War makes monsters of ordinary people."
Gale Hawthorne
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"War destroys everything beautiful and worth protecting."
Prim Everdeen
R
"War is a failure of all other options."
Rhaegar Targaryen
R
"War tests the mettle of nations and men alike."
Rhaegar Targaryen
C
"War destroys; peace requires far more courage to build."
Cinna
E
"War is not won with weapons alone, but with conviction."
Effie Trinket
E
"War teaches us the value of peace."
Effie Trinket
P
"The Games are not about entertainment. They are about survival."
President Snow
P
"War is simply politics by other means."
President Snow
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"War teaches harsh lessons. Peace teaches harder ones."
Grey Worm