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 science of destroying our own citizens for the benefit of others."Hume, David
"Warfare is the art of governing men."Descartes, René
"Whosoever is found to be a stirrer-up of rebellion is guilty of the greatest wrong to mankind."Locke, John
"War is the failure of wisdom; peace is its triumph."Al-Ghazali
"War destroys what civilization builds; peace allows it to grow."Al-Ghazali
"Do not wage war unless all other remedies have failed."Maimonides
"War is the failure of wisdom."Al-Ghazali
"War is the failure of understanding; peace is its triumph."Avicenna
"Wars, when just, are generally short; when unjust, are often long."Hume, David
"War is justified only in the pursuit of justice and peace."Averroes
"War is the harvest of tyranny and despotism."Descartes, René
"War is a failure of wisdom; it proves only that reason has been abandoned."Avicenna
"War is the failure of wisdom; peace is its greatest triumph."Al-Ghazali
"War scars the earth and the human spirit; peace heals both."Al-Ghazali
"War is the work of darkness; peace is the work of light."Augustine of Hippo
"War leaves scars that words cannot heal."Augustine of Hippo
"War is justified only in defense of the vulnerable and the innocent."Averroes
"War may sometimes be necessary, but peace is always the highest good."Averroes
"Wars are not paid for in gold; they are paid for in blood."Cicero
"Wars are not made in the halls of power but in the hearts of men."Augustine of Hippo
"The soldier who questions his orders exercises greater wisdom than blind obedience."Averroes
"War is justified only when all other remedies have failed and the cause is righteous."Averroes
"War is the science of destruction."Seneca
"In war, truth is the first casualty."Augustine of Hippo
"War never leaves where it found a nation."Cicero
"War between nations is often merely the consequence of philosophical confusion allowed to fester unexamined."Averroes
"War is born from the pride of men."Mencius
"Laws are silent in times of war."Cicero
"There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent."Laozi
"War against evil must begin within the human heart."Mencius