--- title: "9 War Public Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 War Public quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best War Public sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/robert-mcnamara-12738_congress_that-s-one-of-the-major-lessons-no-presi_1638595.png" --- > [That's one of the major lessons: no president should ever take this nation to war without full public debate in the Congress…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-mcnamara/that-s-one-of-the-major-lessons-no-president-should-ever-take-this/) [Robert McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-mcnamara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/robert-mcnamara-12738_congress_that-s-one-of-the-major-lessons-no-presi_1638595.png) > [“On the brutality of the Nazis after the war, "The public reeled at the very evilness of evil.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-metaxas/on-the-brutality-of-the-nazis-after-the-war-the-public-reeled-at-the/) [Eric Metaxas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-metaxas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f5/eric-metaxas-1651_evilness_on-the-brutality-of-the-nazis-after-the_3196483.png) > [When you wage war on the public schools, you're attacking the mortar that holds the community together. You're not a conservative, you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrison-keillor/when-you-wage-war-on-the-public-schools-you-re-attacking-the-mortar/) [Garrison Keillor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrison-keillor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e66/garrison-keillor-1037_attacking_when-you-wage-war-on-the-public-schools_2509812.jpg) > [I consider the war of America against Britain as the country's war, the public's war, or the war of the people in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-paine/i-consider-the-war-of-america-against-britain-as-the-country-s-war/) [Thomas Paine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-paine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de4/thomas-paine-267_america_i-consider-the-war-of-america-against-br_2655652.png) > [“The goal is all-out war on the public sphere and the public interest, whether in the form of antipollution regulations or programs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-klein/the-goal-is-all-out-war-on-the-public-sphere-and-the-public-interest/) [Naomi Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/naomi-klein-1072_corporations_the-goal-is-all-out-war-on-the-public-sp_466129.png) > [“The combat during the war was only a part of the horror. When soldiers came home, they were faced with new challenges,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-picca/the-combat-during-the-war-was-only-a-part-of-the-horror-when-soldiers/) [Helen Picca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-picca/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/helen-picca-91812_medical-treatment_the-combat-during-the-war-was-only-a-par_1194020.jpg) > [“Something new had happened. The United States had gone to war, not under enemy attack, nor to protect the lives or property…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach-2/something-new-had-happened-the-united-states-had-gone-to-war-not/) [T.R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e00/t-r-fehrenbach-2-28136_american-people_something-new-had-happened-the-united-st_1906104.jpg) > [Yes and no. Because America has only about 1 percent of the population serving in the military, it is hard for many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-stivers/yes-and-no-because-america-has-only-about-1-percent-of-the-population/) [Steve Stivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-stivers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0d/steve-stivers-40834_afghanistan_yes-and-no-because-america-has-only-abou_2559086.jpg) > [“So, if people don't want a war - are opposed to a war - how do you get away with it? You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sibel-hodge/so-if-people-don-t-want-a-war-are-opposed-to-a-war-how-do-you-get/) [Sibel Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sibel-hodge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fc/sibel-hodge-29655_car-accident_so-if-people-don-t-want-a-war-are-oppose_343640.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war-public/#itemlist", "name": "War Public Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That's one of the major lessons: no president should ever take this nation to war without full public debate in the Congress and/or in the public.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert McNamara" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-mcnamara/that-s-one-of-the-major-lessons-no-president-should-ever-take-this/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/robert-mcnamara-12738_congress_that-s-one-of-the-major-lessons-no-presi_1638595.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/robert-mcnamara-12738_congress_that-s-one-of-the-major-lessons-no-presi_1638595.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/robert-mcnamara-12738_congress_that-s-one-of-the-major-lessons-no-presi_1638595.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That's one of the major lessons: no president should ever take this nation to war without full public debate…” — Robert McNamara", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“On the brutality of the Nazis after the war, \"The public reeled at the very evilness of evil.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eric Metaxas" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-metaxas/on-the-brutality-of-the-nazis-after-the-war-the-public-reeled-at-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f5/eric-metaxas-1651_evilness_on-the-brutality-of-the-nazis-after-the_3196483.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f5/eric-metaxas-1651_evilness_on-the-brutality-of-the-nazis-after-the_3196483.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f5/eric-metaxas-1651_evilness_on-the-brutality-of-the-nazis-after-the_3196483.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“On the brutality of the Nazis after the war, \"The public reeled at the very evilness of evil.” — Eric Metaxas", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you wage war on the public schools, you're attacking the mortar that holds the community together. 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Because America has only about 1 percent of the population serving in the military, it is hard for many civilians to understand the sacrifices military families make. However, my experience is that after the Vietnam War, the public learned that they should support the military whether or not they support the war. 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Despite the fact that statistically, you're more likely to be killed in a car accident or by your own bathtub than killed by a terrorist! And all the while, they're hiding the real reasons. Oil and gas. Gold. Regime change. Land. Power. Money. So they carry on until the public gets scared and angry, and yes, let's bomb these bastards! And how dare these people threaten and attack us! Then they want the war. The public are practically begging for it by then! Like George Orwell said, \"The people believe what the media tells them\". 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