War Quotes
Those who fought, those who protested, and those who survived reflect on humanity's darkest impulse.
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"War is diplomacy by other means, and diplomacy is war by other means."Mobutu Sese Seko
"The blood spilled in independence is sacred; let us ensure it purchases something worth dying for."Laurent-Désiré Kabila
"In the struggle for independence, the smallest acts of resistance become monuments of courage."Laurent-Désiré Kabila
"The struggle against oppression is the struggle for the human soul itself."Laurent-Désiré Kabila
"The pen and the sword both have their place in nation-building."Robert Mugabe
"War leaves scars that generations must heal."Gnassingbé Eyadéma
"War should be the last resort."Idi Amin
"War destroys more than buildings."Idi Amin
"We have paid the price for our freedom in blood and sacrifice."Robert Mugabe
"Our struggle is against imperialism, not against any people."Robert Mugabe
"War destroys what peace takes generations to build."Foday Sankoh
"War leaves scars that generations must heal."Foday Sankoh
"War leaves scars that take generations to heal."Francisco Macías Nguema
"War is the failure of politics; peace is its greatest achievement."Hastings Banda
"War is the failure of diplomacy; choose words before weapons."Gnassingbé Eyadéma
"War leaves scars that peace takes generations to heal."Gnassingbé Eyadéma
"War may destroy buildings, but it cannot destroy the will of a determined people."Foday Sankoh
"War leaves scars that generations must learn to heal."Samuel Doe
"War teaches lessons that peace must remember."Samuel Doe
"War destroys what takes generations to build"Hastings Banda
"War is the failure of all other methods of resolution"Hastings Banda
"The wounds of war run deeper than any physical scar."Foday Sankoh
"War is what happens when language fails."Charles G. Taylor
"War is the failure of politics; peace is its greatest achievement."Samuel Doe
"War generates histories; peace creates legacies."Samuel Doe
"War may be necessary to preserve freedom, but peace is always the better goal."Gnassingbé Eyadéma
"When the rich make war, it is the poor who die."Idi Amin
"War is the failure of wisdom; peace is its triumph."Siaka Stevens
"War leaves scars that generations must heal; prevention is always preferable to victory."Siaka Stevens
"War teaches harsh lessons that peace must never forget."Foday Sankoh