War Quotes
Those who fought, those who protested, and those who survived reflect on humanity's darkest impulse.
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"The greatest wars are fought within ourselves."Yair Lapid
"War is a form of civilization."Salvador DalĂ
"The worst evil is to abandon the wounded on the battlefield."Pablo Picasso
"The walls have ears, and they are about to cry."Pablo Picasso
"War is the failure of all other alternatives."Yair Lapid
"War is the failure of diplomacy and wisdom."Naftali Bennett
"War destroys; peace builds."Naftali Bennett
"War should always be a last resort, pursued only when all other paths have failed."Ehud Olmert
"The most important battles are fought in the hearts and minds of people."Ehud Barak
"War is failure of leadership and diplomacy."Ehud Barak
"War should be the last resort of nations, never the first."Naftali Bennett
"War is always a failure of imagination."Yair Lapid
"War destroys what civilization takes centuries to build."Yair Lapid
"A soldier must understand that the ultimate victory is when no more soldiers are needed."Ehud Barak
"The most dangerous enemy is the one you underestimate through overconfidence."Ehud Barak
"The Middle East needs leaders who seek solutions, not victories."Naftali Bennett
"War is always a failure of diplomacy, and always a tragedy."Naftali Bennett
"War should be the last resort of statesmen."Shimon Peres
"War is the failure of diplomacy."Shimon Peres
"In the complexity of modern warfare, intelligence is more powerful than firepower."Ehud Barak
"Military strength without moral clarity is merely force."Ehud Barak
"The most effective defense is one the enemy fears to test."Ehud Barak
"The most dangerous enemy is the one you do not understand."Ehud Barak
"War is the failure of diplomacy; peace is its triumph."Shimon Peres
"War leaves scars on the land and in the hearts of nations."Shimon Peres
"We are not fighting for domination, but for survival."Menachem Begin
"War teaches what peace refuses to acknowledge: the value of what we nearly lost."Naftali Bennett
"War should be the last resort, not the first impulse."Ehud Barak
"I have always believed that the use of force is not the answer to the political problems of the region."Rabin Yitzhak
"We must be prepared to defend ourselves, because no one else will."Benjamin Netanyahu