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 refuge of the incompetent politician"Guy de Maupassant
"War is not a sport."George Sand
"To understand war is to understand the failure of imagination."Victor Leconte de Lisle
"War is the science of destroying men and materials."Stendhal
"War is like love, it always finds a way."Stendhal
"War is the last resort of those who have failed at peace."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"War leaves scars that generations must heal."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"War reveals both the worst and best in humanity."Guy de Maupassant
"War is the failure of human imagination and compassion."Victor Leconte de Lisle
"War teaches us the value of peace through bitter experience."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"War proves that diplomacy is far more valuable than bullets."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"War is the province of chance and uncertainty."Stendhal
"In conflict, it is not victory but understanding that brings lasting peace."Guy de Maupassant
"War is the language of those who have exhausted the vocabulary of peace."Guy de Maupassant
"War is a failure of understanding and wisdom."Ann Radcliffe
"War is a failure of the human spirit; peace is its triumph."George Sand
"War is a tragedy; the only victory is when it ends."George Sand
"War is the greatest failure of humanity."Frances Burney
"War is the failure of diplomacy."Daniel Defoe
"War is the continuation of politics by other means."Laurence Sterne
"War is the failure of diplomacy."Laurence Sterne
"War teaches what peace takes generations to forget."Ann Radcliffe
"War creates widows, orphans, and historical narratives."Ann Radcliffe
"Wars are made by people who do not understand what they are talking about."Stendhal
"War is the failure of civilization to resolve its disputes."Henry Fielding
"War is the refuge of those who have failed at peace."Daniel Defoe
"Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier."Stendhal
"War teaches what peace cannot—the value of peace itself."Frances Burney
"In our time of peace, let us remember the cost of war."Daniel Defoe
"We are all sleeping while others wage war for us."Jonathan Swift