War Quotes

"War is the ultimate failure of arranging cultural reinforcement for peaceful cooperation."

"The war against ignorance is won not by conquest but by careful, persistent illumination."

"War is what happens when communication breaks down."

"War brings out both the worst and best in humanity."

"War is the failure of those who understood human nature to apply that understanding."

"War is a form of human behavior, and like all forms of behavior, it is determined by environmental contingencies."

"In the war against disease, our only enemies are ignorance and complacency."

"In the war against suffering, every life saved is a victory for all humanity."

"The prospect of nuclear war has faded, but the specter of climate catastrophe has risen in its place."

"War teaches us the cost of poor communication and understanding."

"War emerges when we deny the legitimacy of others' existence."

"War is one of the few activities that people are absolutely sure about."

"War against disease requires the same dedication as war between nations, but with healing as the goal."

"We cannot wage war on nature without destroying ourselves."

"War between ideas in science creates peace of understanding in the world."

"War teaches us that human nature is both cooperative and competitive."

"War is the failure of both science and human reason."

"War demonstrates that evolution favors neither peace nor cooperation inevitably."

"The horrors of war have taught me that peace requires vigilant commitment."

"War is the ultimate failure of human reason and compassion."

"The question is whether any civilization can wage relentless war on life without destroying itself."

"The decision to use the atomic bomb was the biggest mistake ever made by any country in history."

"War destroys what took generations to build."

"The airplane has added a new terror to war."

"War teaches us what we never wish to learn."

"The question is whether any civilization can wage relentless war on life without destroying itself, and without losing the right to be called civilized."

"War between ideas advances knowledge; violence advances nothing."

"The wars within science between ideas advance understanding far more than violence ever could."

"The war against ignorance is won through patience and persistence."

"The question is whether any civilization can wage relentless war on life without destroying itself, and without losing the right to be called civilized."