Total war Quotes · Page 3

Arabs and their allies are conducting a total war against Israel. A total war means a war of lies. The PA [Palestinian…

— Manfred Gerstenfeld

There are so few who can grow old with a good grace.

— Richard Steele

There's only one truth about war: people die.

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty…

— Benjamin Franklin

Do something. Either lead, follow or get out of the way.

— Ted Turner

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.

— Thucydides

To live with glory, or with glory die, This is the brave man's part.

— Sophocles

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

— Publilius Syrus

I used to say of him that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men.

— Duke of Wellington

This is total war. We are fighting a variety of enemies. There are lots of them out there. All this talk about…

— John Pilger

Just wage a total war against these tyrants; I think we will do very well and our children will sing great songs…

— Michael A. Ledeen

Kill them all, God will recognise his own.

— Arnaud Amalric

“The first ‘networked era’ followed the introduction of the printing press to Europe in the late fifteenth century and lasted until the…

— Niall Ferguson

“I told her stories. They were only a sentence long, each one of them. That’s all I knew how to find. So…

— M.T. Anderson

The cunning of the fox is as murderous as the violence of the wolf.

— Thomas Paine

Where some states possess an army, the Prussian Army possesses a state.

— Voltaire

In an age that is utterly corrupt, the best policy is to do as others do.

— Marquis de Sade

“It was the concentration of resources and power in hierarchical political organizations, the millions of cannon-fodder citizens subject to their disposal, the…

— Lawrence H. Keeley

We are made for action, and activity is the sovereign remedy for all physical ills.

— Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

Aggressors cannot wage total war without introducing Socialism.

— Ludwig von Mises

The greatest calamity which could befall us would be submission to a government of unlimited powers.

— Thomas Jefferson

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear. Thus…

— Eric Hoffer

The god of war hates those who hesitate.

— George S. Patton

Silent enim leges inter arma (Laws are silent in times of war).

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Let us immediately establish the point. Our enemies know full well that news is an important weapon in modern warfare and they…

— Matthew Gordon