War Quotes

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

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"War reveals the worst in humanity; peace requires the best."
Oliver Tambo
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"War impoverishes the spirit even when it enriches the coffers."
Oliver Tambo
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"War solves nothing; it only creates more wounds that take generations to heal."
Govan Mbeki
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"War leaves scars that outlast the victory or defeat of any single battle."
Ahmed Kathrada
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"To wage war against intolerance is to wage war for civilization itself."
Shirin Ebadi
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"War against injustice is a noble cause."
Shirin Ebadi
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"War destroys what justice seeks to build."
Shirin Ebadi
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"War destroys what peace builds."
F.W. de Klerk
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"War is a failure of diplomacy."
F.W. de Klerk
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"Oppression breeds resistance; resistance brings transformation."
Oliver Tambo
"War leaves scars that require generations to heal."
Leymah Gbowee
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"War teaches lessons that peace must remember."
F.W. de Klerk
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"War is the failure of human compassion."
Taslima Nasrin
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"War destroys what peace takes years to build."
Taslima Nasrin
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"War may settle disputes, but only justice can bring lasting peace."
Walter Sisulu
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"War is the failure of wisdom; peace is the success of justice and compassion."
Walter Sisulu
"War solves nothing; understanding might."
Leymah Gbowee
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"We must learn from the mistakes of war to build the institutions of peace"
Oliver Tambo
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"War is the failure of imagination—the inability to see our shared humanity."
Desmond Tutu
"War teaches us what peace could be if we're brave enough to build it."
Leymah Gbowee
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"War should be the last resort, never the first option."
Shirin Ebadi
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"War is the ultimate failure of human imagination and courage to resolve differences."
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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"War is always a failure to imagine better solutions."
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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"War is the ultimate failure of imagination and dialogue."
Taslima Nasrin
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"War teaches us what peace requires."
Taslima Nasrin
"War teaches us violence. Peace requires us to learn something entirely new."
Leymah Gbowee
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"The cycle of violence must be broken; it begins with each of us choosing peace."
Desmond Tutu
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"War begins in the minds of those who refuse dialogue and embrace ideology."
Taslima Nasrin
"War against human rights is never justified."
Peter Tatchell
"War against inequality must be waged with peace in our hearts."
Peter Tatchell