War Quotes
Those who fought, those who protested, and those who survived reflect on humanity's darkest impulse.
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"War is the failure of all other human endeavors."Almeida Garrett
"War scars the earth and the soul; only time and forgiveness can heal."Almeida Garrett
"War is peace wearing a military uniform."Eça de Queirós
"War is merely politics continuing with other methods."Eça de Queirós
"The greatest wars are fought not with weapons, but with ideas."Alexandre Herculano
"War is civilization's greatest failure and most reliable tradition."José María de Eça de Queirós
"War reveals what peace conceals about human nature."José María de Eça de Queirós
"War solves nothing."John Banville
"Peace requires sacrifice."John Banville
"War reveals the true nature of civilization."Eça de Queirós
"Every war is fought twice: first on the battlefield, then in the memory."Saramago
"The greatest battles are often fought in the depths of the mind."Luís de Camões
"War is the confession of human weakness dressed up as honor."José María de Eça de Queirós
"War teaches peace to those who don't understand peace."Fernando Pessoa
"A guerra deixa cicatrizes que nenhuma paz consegue apagar completamente."Almeida Garrett
"A guerra é o maior fracasso da política."Almeida Garrett
"War is the failure of all other conversations."Padraig Colum
"War scars the earth and the soul alike."Padraig Colum
"Wars are fought over interpretations of the past."John Banville
"War is the failure of all other languages to communicate understanding."Luís de Camões
"War reveals the fragility of all our civilized pretenses."Eça de Queirós
"War is where the pretense of civilization is stripped away."Eça de Queirós
"War is the failure of imagination."Saramago
"War begins in the hearts of those who refuse dialogue."Saramago
"War leaves scars that time alone cannot fully heal."Luís de Camões
"War leaves scars that take generations to heal."Austin Clarke
"War teaches us more about ourselves than victory ever could."Fernando Pessoa
"War teaches us that civilization is thinner than we would like to believe."John Banville
"War is humanity's way of solving problems it lacks the wisdom to address."José María de Eça de Queirós
"War teaches lessons that peace alone cannot."Padraig Colum