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