War Quotes

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

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"We do not fight against men, but against a system that denies women their rights."
Emmeline Pankhurst
"War is never a solution."
Jawaharlal Nehru
"I believe that there will ultimately be a clash between the oppressed and those who do the oppressing."
Malcolm X
"War is the failure of civilization to resolve conflicts peacefully."
Jawaharlal Nehru
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"This is the year of the rope, the faggot and the stake, when no black man's life is safe."
W.E.B. Du Bois
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"What do nations care about the cost of their wars compared with the loss of their trade?"
W.E.B. Du Bois
"War is a failure of human wisdom and compassion."
Jawaharlal Nehru
"War proves that civilization is but a thin veneer."
Jawaharlal Nehru
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"War destroys what peace takes time to build"
Jomo Kenyatta
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"War is the failure of civilization."
Julius Nyerere
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"War solves nothing; it only creates wider problems from smaller ones."
Indira Gandhi
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"The imperialists and their agents will stop at nothing to retain their hold on our continent"
Kwame Nkrumah
K
"Tribalism and regionalism are weapons used to divide us"
Kwame Nkrumah
"War is the failure of diplomacy and the triumph of barbarism."
Jawaharlal Nehru
K
"War should be the last resort when all peaceful avenues are exhausted"
Kwame Nkrumah
J
"War should be the last resort, never the first choice."
Jomo Kenyatta
"Guerrilla warfare is a weapon of the people, a weapon which it has taken up to fight for its freedom."
Che Guevara
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"War is not a solution but a failure of solutions."
Indira Gandhi
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"War is the failure of diplomacy."
Fidel Castro
"We did not choose this fight; injustice chose it for us."
Emmeline Pankhurst
"War is a failure of human civilization; peace is its greatest achievement."
Jawaharlal Nehru
"War is the failure of human understanding."
Jawaharlal Nehru
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"Imperialism and colonialism are the enemies of progress and human dignity."
Kwame Nkrumah
"Revolution is not a dinner party."
Ho Chi Minh
"How can one overcome the counter-revolutionary forces without taking up arms?"
Che Guevara
"In a revolution one wins or dies."
Che Guevara
"Guerrilla warfare is a phase of warfare."
Che Guevara
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"Guerrilla warfare will be the only way."
Mao Zedong
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"The revolutionary war is a war of the masses."
Mao Zedong
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"The revolutionary struggle is not a dinner party."
Mao Zedong