--- title: "22 War Fear Quotes by 20 authors" description: "Browse 22 War Fear quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best War Fear sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/lord-mountbatten-19834_fear_this-is-the-war-i-fear-1615350_1615350.jpg" --- > [This is the war I fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-mountbatten/this-is-the-war-i-fear/) [Lord Mountbatten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lord-mountbatten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/lord-mountbatten-19834_fear_this-is-the-war-i-fear-1615350_1615350.jpg) > [War is fear cloaked in courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/war-is-fear-cloaked-in-courage/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25f/anonymous-1_courage_war-is-fear-cloaked-in-courage-2601824_2601824.jpg) > [The root of war is fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/the-root-of-war-is-fear/) [Thomas Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-merton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84f/thomas-merton-231_fear_the-root-of-war-is-fear-733730_733730.jpg) > [“In war, fear is the woman your mother warned you about.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiroshi-sakurazaka/in-war-fear-is-the-woman-your-mother-warned-you-about/) [Hiroshi Sakurazaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiroshi-sakurazaka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd1/hiroshi-sakurazaka-24704_fear_in-war-fear-is-the-woman-your-mother-war_980589.jpg) > [The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-randolph/the-surest-way-to-prevent-war-is-not-to-fear-it/) [John Randolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-randolph/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/john-randolph-46079_fear_the-surest-way-to-prevent-war-is-not-to_454890.jpg) > [Fear will keep you alive in a war. Fear will keep you alive in business. There's nothing wrong with fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-schwarzkopf/fear-will-keep-you-alive-in-a-war-fear-will-keep-you-alive-in/) [Norman Schwarzkopf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-schwarzkopf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/446/norman-schwarzkopf-6969_alive_fear-will-keep-you-alive-in-a-war-fear-w_3205693.jpg) > [“It was a war about fear, he thought, not figures on the ground. It was a war of narrative, a story of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lavie-tidhar/it-was-a-war-about-fear-he-thought-not-figures-on-the-ground-it-was-a/) [Lavie Tidhar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lavie-tidhar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af3/lavie-tidhar-16773_fear_it-was-a-war-about-fear-he-thought-not-f_1366197.jpg) > [“The Great War was born in anger. The war rising around us will come in hatred wrapped in a flag, with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-michael-straczynski/the-great-war-was-born-in-anger-the-war-rising-around-us-will-come-in/) [J. Michael Straczynski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-michael-straczynski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/j-michael-straczynski-2548_anger_the-great-war-was-born-in-anger-the-war_2380915.jpg) > [Reconciliation with our enemies is simply a desire to better our condition, a weariness of war, or the fear of some unlucky…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/reconciliation-with-our-enemies-is-simply-a-desire-to-better-our/) [Francois de La Rochefoucauld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbb/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld-1_conditions_reconciliation-with-our-enemies-is-simpl_2116301.png) > [He could not understand why he had needed so many words to explain what he felt in war because one was enough:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez/he-could-not-understand-why-he-had-needed-so-many-words-to-explain/) [Gabriel Garcia Marquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/954/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez-116_bananas_he-could-not-understand-why-he-had-neede_212265.jpg) > [Wars are begun by frightened men. They fear war, but more than that, they fear what will happen if they don't start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-clancy/wars-are-begun-by-frightened-men-they-fear-war-but-more-than-that/) [Tom Clancy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-clancy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79f/tom-clancy-1751_action_wars-are-begun-by-frightened-men-they-fe_779778.jpg) > [“If there’s one thing I’ve learned about war, it’s that fear in the heart of your enemy is the most powerful weapon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-canfield/if-there-s-one-thing-i-ve-learned-about-war-it-s-that-fear-in-the/) [dennis canfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-canfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c4/dennis-canfield-58288_fear_if-there-s-one-thing-i-ve-learned-about_1783727.jpg) > [For my generation, coming of age at the height of the Cold War, fear of nuclear winter seemed the leading existential threat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/for-my-generation-coming-of-age-at-the-height-of-the-cold-war-fear-of/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/697/ban-ki-moon-1778_age_for-my-generation-coming-of-age-at-the-h_1965674.png) > [Through every generation of the human race there has been a constant war, a war with fear. Those who have the courage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-the-great/through-every-generation-of-the-human-race-there-has-been-a-constant/) [Alexander the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-the-great/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c06/alexander-the-great-8774_conquer_through-every-generation-of-the-human-ra_2325186.jpg) > [It is fear which leads us to war, ... It is fear which leads us to believe that we must kill or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-kucinich/it-is-fear-which-leads-us-to-war-it-is-fear-which-leads-us-to-believe/) [Dennis Kucinich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-kucinich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/273/dennis-kucinich-3675_believe_it-is-fear-which-leads-us-to-war-it-is-f_2218927.jpg) > [But even as the fear racks my body, it soothes me, comforts me. Soldiers who get washed away in a rush of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiroshi-sakurazaka/but-even-as-the-fear-racks-my-body-it-soothes-me-comforts-me-soldiers/) [Hiroshi Sakurazaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiroshi-sakurazaka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf9/hiroshi-sakurazaka-24704_adrenaline_but-even-as-the-fear-racks-my-body-it-so_390048.jpg) > [When we seek reconciliation with our enemies, it is commonly out of a desire to better our own condition, a being harassed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/when-we-seek-reconciliation-with-our-enemies-it-is-commonly-out-of-a/) [Francois de La Rochefoucauld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld-1_accidents_when-we-seek-reconciliation-with-our-ene_2155869.png) > [“The fear-filled cannot love deeply. Love is risky. They cannot give to the poor. Benevolence has no guarantee of return. The fear-filled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/the-fear-filled-cannot-love-deeply-love-is-risky-they-cannot-give-to/) [Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/275/max-lucado-190_dreams_the-fear-filled-cannot-love-deeply-love_2318619.jpg) > [We fear the past, present and future. We fear the unknown, we fear not having enough, losing what we have, not having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-icke/we-fear-the-past-present-and-future-we-fear-the-unknown-we-fear-not/) [David Icke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-icke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/481/david-icke-2940_care_we-fear-the-past-present-and-future-we-f_2125822.jpg) > [“I suppose none of what I'm saying matters. In a few years a search like this won't even be necessary. We have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/i-suppose-none-of-what-i-m-saying-matters-in-a-few-years-a-search/) [David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5b/david-morrell-15198_advancement_i-suppose-none-of-what-i-m-saying-matter_2680870.jpg) > [Fear is not an emotion, it is a disease. It spreads from the leader to his followers and vice-versa. Nothing has killed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anand-neelakantan/fear-is-not-an-emotion-it-is-a-disease-it-spreads-from-the-leader-to/) [Anand Neelakantan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anand-neelakantan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/anand-neelakantan-22414_achieve_fear-is-not-an-emotion-it-is-a-disease-i_2003395.jpg) > [“One of the great myths about war is that there is a ground zero, a center stage, where the terrible forces unleashed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hockenberry/one-of-the-great-myths-about-war-is-that-there-is-a-ground-zero-a/) [John Hockenberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hockenberry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/080/john-hockenberry-38019_center-stage_one-of-the-great-myths-about-war-is-that_646270.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war-fear/#itemlist", "name": "War Fear Quotes", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { 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