In war, in some sense, lies the very genius of law. It is law creative and active; it is the first principle… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I like conflicts. I love competition. I like discovering things for myself. It's a childlike characteristic, actually. But that gives you a… — Grace Jones Copy Share Image
No proceeding is better than that which you have concealed from the enemy until the time you have executed it. To know… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“philip closed his eyes and stood upright and immobile in the middle of the silet room. In that moment the roar of… — Valerio Massimo Manfredi Copy Share Image
Woodstock happened in August 1969, long before the Internet and mobile phones made it possible to communicate instantly with anyone, anywhere. It… — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
I know better than anyone that every single day is a war for you, and every moment is a struggle, so how… — Nana Kim Copy Share Image
Lebanon was at one time known as a nation that rose above sectarian hatred; Beirut was known as the Paris of the… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
“The good guys fight for freedom, justice and most words that don’t put food on the table. The bad fight to scrub… — David Gunn Copy Share Image
There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in the ruler.… — Confucius Copy Share Image
How many Americans, for example, are aware of the fact that U.S. planes dropped on the Korean peninsula more bombs - 635,000… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
“But most of these women -- the famous and the obscure -- had one thing in common: they did not think of… — Kathryn J. Atwood Copy Share Image
I do think you are supposed to go through wars with your child because otherwise the tearing apart that has to happen… — Dawn French Copy Share Image
Of course, it's wonderful to film any period piece - but especially 'Foyle's War' because the art direction is so imaginative and… — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
Since when do we in America believe that our society is made up of two diametrically opposed classes - one rich, one… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
But my point is these Civil War songs were gruesome. The hatred that's so bad in this country today, and for the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Thirdly, the gentleman warrior, carrying the weaponry of his way. The way of the warrior is to master the virtue of his… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
My grandad, when he came home from the war, the only thing he came home with was four massive tins of honey… — Bez Copy Share Image
What we are determined to do is to take more people from Syria and that war-torn part of the world as a… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
You can't make war against terror. Terror is a technique of battle. It's a tactic that has been employed since time immemorial.… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
...the cosmology of a given age is not the result of unilinear, "scientific" development, but rather the most striking, imaginative symbol of… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
“Burning aviators, clots of fire. The reeking night jar in our bedroom in Muswell Hill. Children skipping round me in a school… — Peter Behrens Copy Share Image
If I'd been living in Berlin in 1933-34, could I possibly have foreseen the Holocaust and all the corollary horrors of World… — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
You take a look at the history of African Americans in the US. There's been about thirty years of relative freedom. There… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
During the first six years of my life, Hungary was one of the most important components of the Habsburg dynasty's vast Austro-Hungarian… — Georg Solti Copy Share Image
The vanquished know war. They see through the empty jingoism of those who use the abstract words of glory, honor, and patriotism… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
“When I asked Marine Sergeant Jeffrey Roberts what he thought was happening in Lebanon, he explained, “To me it was a civil… — Thomas L. Friedman Copy Share Image
People would always say horror movies always thrive during times of war; that's just what people would say. And I don't know… — Rob Zombie Copy Share Image
“History's long rhythm of challenges and response, of solutions that breed new crises, is not to be interrupted. But the Cold War… — Martin Walker Copy Share Image
New Zealand's nuclear free movement is a broad-based and popular movement. Our nuclear free status is a challenge to much that is… — David Lange Copy Share Image
There's a lot of phones; but I'm out of that field. They make me feel like a prisoner of war; there's not… — Padgett Powell Copy Share Image
Let us ask Mary to help us respond to violence, to conflict and to war, with the power of dialogue, reconciliation and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“Fear is the mother of all emotion. Before love, hate, spite, grief, rage, and all the rest, there was fear, and fear… — Ben Fountain Copy Share Image
Is it not tragic, for example, that while in the last World War almost everyone believed it was the war to end… — Lin Yutang Copy Share Image
Britain fought the second world war with men and money partly drawn from the empire and that, after the defence of the… — David Olusoga Copy Share Image
If you have form'd a circle to go into, Go into it yourself, and see how you would do. They said this… — William Blake Copy Share Image
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict seems to have been overshadowed by the upheavals in the region. I have followed events there for almost 40… — Heinz Fischer Copy Share Image
I don't think losing things - in my case, the use of my legs - really damages or hurts you. What hurts… — Robert Wyatt Copy Share Image
Oh, I am heartily tired of hearing about what Lee is going to do. Some of you always seem to think he… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
I think the place maybe to watch with the greatest worry right at the moment, and to try to help the most,… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The tragedy of America is that it entered all the wars with a consensus in favor of them, but within a defined… — Henry Kissinger Copy Share Image
