War Quotes

"War teaches us the value of peace through the cost of its absence."

"War destroys not just bodies, but the possibility of imagining peace."

"War is the failure of all other forms of discourse."

"War is the failure of statecraft, the bankruptcy of wisdom."

"War is what happens when we have exhausted our capacity for understanding."

"War is the failure of imagination and the triumph of fear."

"War demonstrates the fragility of our networks."

"War makes thieves and peace hangs them."

"War is the failure of diplomacy."

"The atom bomb demands that we rethink our relation to nature and to the question of responsibility."

"War impoverishes all who engage in it."

"War accelerates destructively what peace might build slowly and sustainably."

"War is acceleration at its most destructive; peace is deceleration at its most creative."

"The frames of war make some deaths count and others not."

"War is a failure of imagination and compassion; peace is the more challenging choice."

"War and militarism divert resources from the genuine needs of people and communities."

"War reveals both the worst and sometimes unexpected courage in humans."

"War represents a failure of imagination and dialogue."

"War causes immeasurable suffering that could often be prevented."

"Frames of war determine which lives are grievable and which are not."

"Violence often emerges when dialogue channels have been closed or blocked."

"Violence is not only physical; it is embedded in language, representation, and social structures."

"Violence is not only physical; it operates through exclusion and denial of recognition."

"War is often portrayed as necessary, but we must examine that necessity carefully."

"Violence is often rooted in denial of voice and recognition to marginalized groups."

"War is the continuation of politics by other means."

"All wars are fought for money."

"War is the failure of understanding and compassion."

"War reveals and tests our principles"

"War reveals both the worst and best of us"