War Quotes

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

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"War teaches us the cost of failing to pursue understanding."
Hermann Muller
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"War leaves scars generations long on those who engage in it."
Hermann Muller
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"War against ignorance is the only war worth fighting."
Sydney Brenner
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"War is a failure of human cooperation and understanding."
Alfred Russel Wallace
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"War causes immeasurable suffering and loss."
Alfred Russel Wallace
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"War is like a fire; it can be kindled but cannot be controlled."
Thomas Henry Huxley
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"War is the failure of human wisdom and compassion."
Alfred Russel Wallace
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"War reveals both the worst and sometimes the best in human nature."
Alfred Russel Wallace
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"War against ignorance is the only war worth fighting."
Carolus Linnaeus
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"War is the failure of imagination and dialogue."
Alfred Russel Wallace
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"War reveals the worst in human nature; peace reveals the best."
Alfred Russel Wallace
"War is the failure of wisdom."
Robert Hooke
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"War between species is nature's ancient law; understanding it brings peace to the observer."
Carolus Linnaeus
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"War teaches separation; nature teaches connection."
Carolus Linnaeus
"War is the greatest failure of civilization."
Sophie Germain
"War destroys what peace builds."
Sophie Germain
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"War is the failure of wisdom; peace is its ultimate expression."
Hypatia of Alexandria
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"War is not the answer, for it is not the question, and no is not the answer either."
Joseph Thomson
"War does not determine who is right - only who is left."
Bertrand Russell
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"War destroys; science builds; choose wisely."
André-Marie Ampère
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"War is the failure of wisdom and compassion."
Hans Christian Ørsted
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"War destroys what love builds."
Hans Christian Ørsted
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"War teaches us the terrible price of human folly and misunderstanding."
André-Marie Ampère
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"War is the failure of human reason."
Hans Christian Ørsted
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"War leaves scars that no peace can fully heal."
Hans Christian Ørsted
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"When the world is at war, the lights of culture can never shine brightly."
Michael Faraday
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"War does not determine who is right, only who is left."
Joseph Gay-Lussac
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"War is what happens when communication fails and fear takes the throne."
Hans Christian Ørsted
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"War leaves scars that generations must learn to heal."
Hans Christian Ørsted
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"War teaches us the precious cost of peace."
Jacques Charles