War Quotes

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

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"War is the failure of diplomacy."
Habib Bourguiba
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"War teaches us the value of peace; suffering teaches us the value of compassion"
Muhammad VI
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"War brings suffering; peace brings prosperity"
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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"War is the failure of wisdom."
Hassan II
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"War is a failure of diplomacy and understanding."
Muammar Gaddafi
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"War's true cost is measured in human suffering."
Muammar Gaddafi
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"The military protects the interests of the people."
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
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"War should be the last resort, never the first."
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
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"We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a five to one, even a hundred to one superiority of weapons, but they had a superiority in the matter of not believing that we could exist."
Golda Meir
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"A just war is fought with reluctance; an unjust war with enthusiasm."
Muhammad VI
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"War is the failure of diplomacy"
Hosni Mubarak
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"The Egyptian military's role is to protect the nation's interests and territorial integrity."
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
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"We are fighting not just terrorists, but extremist ideologies that threaten civilization."
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
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"We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative. We always have to win."
Golda Meir
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"In any conflict, the truth is the first casualty."
Golda Meir
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"We are not fighting so that you will offer us something. We are fighting to eliminate you."
Muammar Gaddafi
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"War should only be waged when all peaceful avenues have been exhausted."
Muammar Gaddafi
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"War's true cost is measured in the lives and dreams it destroys."
Muammar Gaddafi
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"War solves nothing; only dialogue and understanding bring peace."
Habib Bourguiba
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"The sacrifice of our soldiers protects the future of our nation."
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
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"The fight against terrorism requires both military might and ideological clarity."
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
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"In my life, I have seen what violence and hate can do."
Anwar Sadat
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"I have stood at the brink of war and chosen peace instead."
Anwar Sadat
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"War leaves scars that generations must heal."
Anwar Sadat
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"War is the failure of all other solutions"
Muammar Gaddafi
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"War destroys what centuries build"
Muammar Gaddafi
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"War is the bankruptcy of wisdom and the triumph of folly."
Léopold Sédar Senghor
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"War is the failure of diplomacy."
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
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"War leaves scars on the soul that are often deeper than wounds on the body."
Anwar Sadat
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"War leaves scars that generations must heal."
Muammar Gaddafi