War Quotes

"War is the indictment of human civilization, not its glory."

"The most dangerous enemy is the one you underestimate."

"To understand your enemy is to hold victory in your hand."

"A bad peace is worse than a righteous war."

"To understand your enemy is to defeat him."

"War destroys everything it touches."

"The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos."

"Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them."

"The great questions of the day will not be decided by speeches and majority decisions, but by iron and blood."

"The whole of the Balkans is not worth the bones of a single Pomeranian grenadier."

"Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war."

"The wars of the future will be decided by the strength of our alliance."

"Strength lies not in defense but in attack."

"The strongest army is one with absolute faith in its commander."

"The machine gun is a much overrated weapon; two dogs and one rabbit could do more damage in a flat open country."

"War tests not just armies, but the moral fiber of nations."

"War destroys what love and reason build."

"War leaves scars that generations must heal."

"War is the failure of justice."

"War destroys what justice could build."

"War is the failure of civilization."

"Reduced to a single expression, the art of war is to preserve our forces and destroy those of the enemy."

"War is not an instrument of policy, it is the continuation of policy by other means."

"The seeds of revolution are sown in the soil of human suffering."

"The roots of revolution run deep in the soil of human dignity."

"Revolutionary government is the despotism of liberty against tyranny."

"The revolution will not be won by compromise but by conviction."

"The revolution is not a dinner party; it is a storm."

"The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemy's."

"The blockade of Germany must be extended to her mind."