--- title: "16 Conscientious Objector Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 16 Conscientious Objector quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Conscientious Objector sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0d/lawrence-wright-5166_army_i-was-a-conscientious-objector-during-th_1805660.png" --- > [I was a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-wright/i-was-a-conscientious-objector-during-the-vietnam-war/) [Lawrence Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-wright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0d/lawrence-wright-5166_army_i-was-a-conscientious-objector-during-th_1805660.png) > [It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had to stick to my guns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-pinter/it-was-difficult-being-a-conscientious-objector-in-the-1940-s-but-i/) [Harold Pinter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-pinter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eff/harold-pinter-3125_army_it-was-difficult-being-a-conscientious-o_777564.png) > [If sex is a war, I am a conscientious objector: I will not play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marge-piercy/if-sex-is-a-war-i-am-a-conscientious-objector-i-will-not-play/) [Marge Piercy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marge-piercy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/marge-piercy-2610_conscientious_if-sex-is-a-war-i-am-a-conscientious-obj_2890971.png) > [... I have become a conscientious objector in the war between the sexes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edna-buchanan/i-have-become-a-conscientious-objector-in-the-war-between-the-sexes/) [Edna Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edna-buchanan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2a/edna-buchanan-27044_conscientious_i-have-become-a-conscientious-objector-i_811869.png) > [At the vital point of truth, we all become a conscientious objector.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-lyman-atwood-marshall/at-the-vital-point-of-truth-we-all-become-a-conscientious-objector/) [Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-lyman-atwood-marshall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6b/samuel-lyman-atwood-marshall-3_conscientious_at-the-vital-point-of-truth-we-all-becom_3150761.jpg) > [The conscientious objector is a revoultionary. On deciding to disobey the law he sacrifices his personal interests to the most important cause…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/the-conscientious-objector-is-a-revoultionary-on-deciding-to-disobey/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db7/albert-einstein-33_betterment_the-conscientious-objector-is-a-revoulti_975867.jpg) > [That was luck: I should not then have been a conscientious objector; but I am quite sure that the abominations of war…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-housman/that-was-luck-i-should-not-then-have-been-a-conscientious-objector/) [Laurence Housman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-housman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b72/laurence-housman-21576_am_that-was-luck-i-should-not-then-have-bee_1038331.jpg) > [No one wanted me to be a conscientious objector. My parents certainly didn't want it. My teacher and mentor, Joe Brearley, didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-pinter/no-one-wanted-me-to-be-a-conscientious-objector-my-parents-certainly/) [Harold Pinter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-pinter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b16/harold-pinter-3125_alone_no-one-wanted-me-to-be-a-conscientious-o_1686818.png) > [War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/war-will-exist-until-that-distant-day-when-the-conscientious-objector/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/020/john-f-kennedy-246_peace_war-will-exist-until-that-distant-day-wh_2374889.jpg) > [Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind... War will exist until that distant day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fitzgerald-kennedy/mankind-must-put-an-end-to-war-or-war-will-put-an-end-to-mankind-war/) [John Fitzgerald Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fitzgerald-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b0/john-fitzgerald-kennedy-19684_mankind_mankind-must-put-an-end-to-war-or-war-wi_848874.jpg) > [I wouldn't choose conscientious objector and I wouldn't go to Canada. I did what Hap did and almost went to prison. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-r-lansdale/i-wouldn-t-choose-conscientious-objector-and-i-wouldn-t-go-to-canada/) [Joe R. Lansdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-r-lansdale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d6/joe-r-lansdale-3119_accepted_i-wouldn-t-choose-conscientious-objector_3130433.png) > [You don't need to be a fan of wars or militarism to note that heroic action - whether being prepared to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-fox/you-don-t-need-to-be-a-fan-of-wars-or-militarism-to-note-that-heroic/) [Claire Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/claire-fox-5598_action_you-don-t-need-to-be-a-fan-of-wars-or-mi_1365943.jpg) > [They asked if I knew what 'conscientious objector' meant. I told them that when the white man asked me to go off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-x/they-asked-if-i-knew-what-conscientious-objector-meant-i-told-them/) [Malcolm X](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-x/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/malcolm-x-213_america_they-asked-if-i-knew-what-conscientious_1251620.jpg) > [As a conscientious objector I did my community service in 1971 in a psychiatric hospital and a friend there, who also was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-rother/as-a-conscientious-objector-i-did-my-community-service-in-1971-in-a/) [Michael Rother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-rother/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/michael-rother-67266_band_as-a-conscientious-objector-i-did-my-com_649017.jpg) > [“By far the easiest grounds for gaining conscientious objector status in wartime are religious. You can be a brilliant moral philosopher with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/by-far-the-easiest-grounds-for-gaining-conscientious-objector-status/) [Richard Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dawkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/richard-dawkins-115_evils-of-war_by-far-the-easiest-grounds-for-gaining-c_648071.jpg) > [“For most of my life, I would have automatically said that I would opt for conscientious objector status, and in general, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/for-most-of-my-life-i-would-have-automatically-said-that-i-would-opt/) [David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2e/david-rakoff-3308_beautiful-mind_for-most-of-my-life-i-would-have-automat_737556.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conscientious-objector/#itemlist", "name": "Conscientious Objector Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lawrence Wright" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-wright/i-was-a-conscientious-objector-during-the-vietnam-war/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0d/lawrence-wright-5166_army_i-was-a-conscientious-objector-during-th_1805660.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0d/lawrence-wright-5166_army_i-was-a-conscientious-objector-during-th_1805660.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0d/lawrence-wright-5166_army_i-was-a-conscientious-objector-during-th_1805660.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War.” — Lawrence Wright", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had to stick to my guns.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Harold Pinter" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-pinter/it-was-difficult-being-a-conscientious-objector-in-the-1940-s-but-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eff/harold-pinter-3125_army_it-was-difficult-being-a-conscientious-o_777564.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eff/harold-pinter-3125_army_it-was-difficult-being-a-conscientious-o_777564.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eff/harold-pinter-3125_army_it-was-difficult-being-a-conscientious-o_777564.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had to stick to my guns.” — Harold Pinter", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If sex is a war, I am a conscientious objector: I will not play.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Marge Piercy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marge-piercy/if-sex-is-a-war-i-am-a-conscientious-objector-i-will-not-play/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/marge-piercy-2610_conscientious_if-sex-is-a-war-i-am-a-conscientious-obj_2890971.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/marge-piercy-2610_conscientious_if-sex-is-a-war-i-am-a-conscientious-obj_2890971.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/marge-piercy-2610_conscientious_if-sex-is-a-war-i-am-a-conscientious-obj_2890971.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If sex is a war, I am a conscientious objector: I will not play.” — Marge Piercy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "... 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Florian Schneider and Klaus Dinger were present as listeners and everybody liked the spontaneous music we did together.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Rother" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-rother/as-a-conscientious-objector-i-did-my-community-service-in-1971-in-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/michael-rother-67266_band_as-a-conscientious-objector-i-did-my-com_649017.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/michael-rother-67266_band_as-a-conscientious-objector-i-did-my-com_649017.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/michael-rother-67266_band_as-a-conscientious-objector-i-did-my-com_649017.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As a conscientious objector I did my community service in 1971 in a psychiatric hospital and a friend there…” — Michael Rother", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 15, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“By far the easiest grounds for gaining conscientious objector status in wartime are religious. You can be a brilliant moral philosopher with a prize-winning doctoral thesis expounding the evils of war, and still be given a hard time by a draft board evaluating your claim to be a conscientious objector. 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You can be a…” — Richard Dawkins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 16, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“For most of my life, I would have automatically said that I would opt for conscientious objector status, and in general, I still would. But the spirit of the question is would I ever, and there are instances where I might. If immediate intervention would have circumvented the genocide in Rwanda or stopped the Janjaweed in Darfur, would I choose pacifism? Of course not. Scott Simon, the reporter for National Public Radio and a committed lifelong Quaker, has written that it took looking into mass graves in former Yugoslavia to convince him that force is sometimes the only option to deter our species' murderous impulses. While we're on the subject of the horrors of war, and humanity's most poisonous and least charitable attributes, let me not forget to mention Barbara Bush (that would be former First Lady and presidential mother as opposed to W's liquor-swilling, Girl Gone Wild, human ashtray of a daughter. I'm sorry, that's not fair. I've no idea if she smokes.) When the administration censored images of the flag-draped coffins of the young men and women being killed in Iraq - purportedly to respect \"the privacy of the families\" and not to minimize and cover up the true nature and consequences of the war - the family matriarch expressed her support for what was ultimately her son's decision by saying on Good Morning America on March 18, 2003, \"Why should we hear about body bags and deaths? I mean it's not relevant. So why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that?\" Mrs. Bush is not getting any younger. When she eventually ceases to walk among us we will undoubtedly see photographs of her flag-draped coffin. Whatever obituaries that run will admiringly mention those wizened, dynastic loins of hers and praise her staunch refusal to color her hair or glamorize her image. But will they remember this particular statement of hers, this \"Let them eat cake\" for the twenty-first century? Unlikely, since it received far too little play and definitely insufficient outrage when she said it. So let us promise herewith to never forget her callous disregard for other parents' children while her own son was sending them to make the ultimate sacrifice, while asking of the rest of us little more than to promise to go shopping. Commit the quote to memory and say it whenever her name comes up. Remind others how she lacked even the bare minimum of human integrity, the most basic requirement of decency that says if you support a war, you should be willing, if not to join those nineteen-year-olds yourself, then at least, at the very least , to acknowledge that said war was actually going on. 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