--- title: "11 Civilians Killed Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Civilians Killed quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Civilians Killed sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/joe-slovo-23476_almost_i-think-it-is-tragic-that-a-situation-sh_1064424.png" --- > [I think it is tragic that a situation should arise where civilians on any side are killed. But it is almost a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/i-think-it-is-tragic-that-a-situation-should-arise-where-civilians-on/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/joe-slovo-23476_almost_i-think-it-is-tragic-that-a-situation-sh_1064424.png) > [In 30 minutes, at high noon, more than 200 civilians are killed. Zionism carries out a massacre in the city of Lydda.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shavit/in-30-minutes-at-high-noon-more-than-200-civilians-are-killed-zionism/) [Ari Shavit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shavit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ef/ari-shavit-28252_carrie_in-30-minutes-at-high-noon-more-than-200_1952748.png) > [When things did go wrong for the IRA, when civilians were killed, I tried to put it in context, not defend it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-t-king/when-things-did-go-wrong-for-the-ira-when-civilians-were-killed-i/) [Peter T. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-t-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/peter-t-king-31082_civilians_when-things-did-go-wrong-for-the-ira-whe_2988678.jpg) > [If civilians are killed in an attack on a military installation, it is certainly regrettable, but I will not morally blame the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-civilians-are-killed-in-an-attack-on-a-military-installation-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a6/anonymous-1_blame_if-civilians-are-killed-in-an-attack-on_2318762.jpg) > [ I would wager that the number of civilians that were killed \[in\] a typical week under Saddam Hussein was probably more than… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-maher/i-would-wager-that-the-number-of-civilians-that-were-killed-in-a/) [Bill Maher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-maher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40c/bill-maher-211_civilians_i-would-wager-that-the-number-of-civilia_3067117.png) > [American strategists have calculated the proportion of civilians killed in this century's major wars. In the First World War, 5 percent of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-ward/american-strategists-have-calculated-the-proportion-of-civilians/) [Colin Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8eb/colin-ward-45071_america_american-strategists-have-calculated-the_188215.png) > [We have received credible reports that show a clear and consistent pattern: entire villages are looted, burned down and sometimes bombed. Large…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-egeland/we-have-received-credible-reports-that-show-a-clear-and-consistent/) [Jan Egeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-egeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/jan-egeland-22637_looted_we-have-received-credible-reports-that-s_794240.jpg) > [“A Guardian investigation concluded that between 10,000 and 20,000 people died as an 'indirect' result of the US bombing, that is, through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-curtis/a-guardian-investigation-concluded-that-between-10-000-and-20-000/) [Mark Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-curtis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/mark-curtis-66270_kindlehighlight_a-guardian-investigation-concluded-that_2229857.jpg) > [In tribal society, the most important thing to do when civilians are killed in a skirmish is to acknowledge the deaths, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mortenson/in-tribal-society-the-most-important-thing-to-do-when-civilians-are/) [Greg Mortenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mortenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bb/greg-mortenson-7579_acknowledge_in-tribal-society-the-most-important-thi_2813587.jpg) > [Well, one thing that has changed is the number of people killed by terrorists in Pakistan. Civilians killed has gone down really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsin-hamid/well-one-thing-that-has-changed-is-the-number-of-people-killed-by/) [Mohsin Hamid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsin-hamid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f0/mohsin-hamid-798_articles_well-one-thing-that-has-changed-is-the-n_1099056.jpg) > [Every day, we hear of civilians being killed and wounded in violation of the basic rules of international humanitarian law and with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-maurer/every-day-we-hear-of-civilians-being-killed-and-wounded-in-violation/) [Peter Maurer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-maurer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9da/peter-maurer-8286_day_every-day-we-hear-of-civilians-being-kil_883433.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civilians-killed/#itemlist", "name": "Civilians Killed Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think it is tragic that a situation should arise where civilians on any side are killed. 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