War Quotes

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

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"War teaches us that victory without vision is merely organized violence."
Andrew Goodman
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"Let us work with all our hearts and all our strength to achieve a world without war."
Coretta Scott King
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"War is the failure of imagination and the poverty of our wisdom."
Andrew Goodman
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"War settles nothing except the question of who had the greater force"
James Chaney
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"War is the failure of humanity to resolve its differences through justice"
James Chaney
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"War destroys what peace builds."
James Meredith
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"War is the failure of imagination to bridge the gap between differences."
Andrew Goodman
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"Our generation will either abolish war or it will abolish us."
John Lewis
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"War between people is a failure of imagination and compassion."
James Meredith
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"War is the failure of humanity."
H. Rap Brown
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"War perpetuates cycles of pain."
H. Rap Brown
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"Violence is as American as cherry pie."
Stokely Carmichael
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"War is never the answer to our problems."
Assata Shakur
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"Violence begets only more violence."
Assata Shakur
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"War profits few and destroys many."
H. Rap Brown
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"War is the failure of all other methods."
H. Rap Brown
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"War may be waged with weapons, but peace is won with conviction."
James Meredith
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"War against injustice is justified"
H. Rap Brown
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"War is a choice; peace is an achievement."
Assata Shakur
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"War is failure; peace is achievement."
Assata Shakur
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"Violence is as American as cherry pie."
Stokely Carmichael
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"War against injustice is not violence; it is self-defense"
H. Rap Brown
"War against poverty and inequality requires the same dedication as any military struggle."
Black Panther Party
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"War against injustice is the only war worth fighting."
Medgar Evers
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"Violence is as American as cherry pie."
H. Rap Brown
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"War is often the consequence of injustice unaddressed."
Assata Shakur
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"Violence is as American as apple pie."
Stokely Carmichael
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"The most dangerous criminals in our society often wear suits and hold political office."
Angela Y. Davis
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"War is the failure of imagination."
Andrea Dworkin
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"War destroys the human spirit."
Andrea Dworkin