War Quotes

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

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"War destroys what peace takes generations to rebuild."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"War is the failure of all other forms of communication."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"War destroys what peace builds."
Yoweri Museveni
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"Conflict resolution is an art."
Yoweri Museveni
"War settles nothing; it only postpones the reckoning with injustice."
Foday Sankoh
"When the rich make war, it is the poor who die."
Idi Amin
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"War teaches us that conflict is often the language we use when all others have failed."
Charles G. Taylor
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"War is what happens when we exhaust every other language we know."
Charles G. Taylor
"War destroys; peace builds."
Abdoulaye Wade
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"Wars are won not just by armies, but by the will of the people."
Yoweri Museveni
"War may solve immediate conflicts, but it rarely solves the deeper problems that caused them."
Abdoulaye Wade
"The cost of war is measured not in gold, but in the tears of mothers."
Foday Sankoh
"War creates widows; only wisdom creates lasting solutions."
Foday Sankoh
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"War destroys what peace builds."
Kenneth Kaunda
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"War teaches us the terrible cost of unresolved conflict and division."
Charles G. Taylor
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"War is diplomacy's failure; peace is its greatest victory."
Charles G. Taylor
"The pen may be mightier than the sword, but the sword protects those who wield the pen."
Jerry Rawlings
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"War should be the last resort. We must exhaust all peaceful options first."
Yoweri Museveni
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"War is destructive. It damages not just infrastructure, but the human spirit."
Yoweri Museveni
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"War creates widows and orphans; peace creates opportunities."
Kenneth Kaunda
"War is the failure of imagination and the triumph of violence."
Jerry Rawlings
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"War teaches us the value of peace far more effectively than any peaceful argument."
Charles G. Taylor
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"War is failure; peace is the only victory."
Charles G. Taylor
"War should be the last resort of nations, not the first impulse."
Abdoulaye Wade
"War destroys in years what takes decades to rebuild."
Abdoulaye Wade
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"War may settle disputes temporarily, but only peace can build lasting prosperity."
Yoweri Museveni
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"I have always maintained that peace is more valuable than victory in war."
Yoweri Museveni
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"Bread, clothing, and shelter are met with guns."
Thomas Sankara
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"The weapon of criticism cannot replace the criticism of weapons."
Thomas Sankara
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"War destroys; peace builds."
Thomas Sankara