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title: "3 War Drug Quotes by 2 authors"
description: "Browse 3 War Drug quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best War Drug sayings and thoughts."
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> [The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hedges/the-rush-of-battle-is-often-a-potent-and-lethal-addiction-for-war-is/)

[Chris Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hedges/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e5/chris-hedges-2131_addiction_the-rush-of-battle-is-often-a-potent-and_770547.png)

> [War is a drug that mankind can't or won't get rid over time a man asked me in 'the time of monsters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathryn-powell/war-is-a-drug-that-mankind-can-t-or-won-t-get-rid-over-time-a-man/)

[Kathryn Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathryn-powell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd1/kathryn-powell-65552_nature-of-man_war-is-a-drug-that-mankind-can-t-or-won_892965.jpg)

> [I learned early on that war forms its own culture. The rush of battle is a potent and often lethal addiction, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hedges/i-learned-early-on-that-war-forms-its-own-culture-the-rush-of-battle/)

[Chris Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hedges/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1a/chris-hedges-2131_addiction_i-learned-early-on-that-war-forms-its-ow_2692238.jpg)

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