War Quotes
Those who fought, those who protested, and those who survived reflect on humanity's darkest impulse.
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"War makes philosophers of soldiers; peace makes philosophers of all men."Lorenzo de Medici
"War teaches bitter lessons; peace requires constant cultivation."Edward Harriman
"War should be the last resort of nations, not the first."August Belmont Jr.
"War leaves scars that time alone cannot heal."August Belmont Jr.
"War is the failure of all other conversations."James Hill
"War wounds not just the body, but the soul."James Hill
"War reveals the true character of nations and men alike."Charles Yerkes
"War is organized chaos, and those who can impose order upon it will triumph."Charles Yerkes
"War impoverishes even the victors."August Belmont Sr.
"War's true cost is measured in broken dreams and shattered lives."August Belmont Sr.
"War is the failure of diplomacy."Otto Kahn
"War is never a solution; it is always a failure of human diplomacy."James Hill
"War is the failure of wisdom; peace is its triumph."Jacob Schiff
"War diminishes us all; peace elevates us."Jacob Schiff
"War does not determine who is right, only who is left."Abraham Kuhn
"War brings suffering; peace brings prosperity."Abraham Kuhn
"War solves nothing that peace cannot resolve better."Solomon Loeb
"Peace is more precious than victory."Solomon Loeb
"War is the failure of diplomacy."Julius Rosenthal
"War leaves scars that generations must heal."Julius Rosenthal
"War teaches us that victory without wisdom is merely the beginning of a different conflict."Abraham Kuhn
"War enriches no one but the merchants of weapons and the grave diggers."Solomon Loeb
"War is the continuation of politics by other means."Philip Morris
"War should be the last resort."Philip Morris
"War is the failure of wisdom."Otto Kahn
"War is the tragedy of failed negotiation."Otto Kahn
"War proves only that neither side has succeeded in understanding the other."August Belmont Sr.
"War may be necessary, but peace is always preferable."Philip Morris
"War is the failure of all other languages."Julius Rosenthal
"Military power alone never secured lasting peace."Jacob Schiff