When settling disputes between his subjects, he should ensure that his judgement is irrevocable; and he should be so regarded that no… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
We've never had to confront a really nationalistic American government since the War of 1812. But if it ever happened, it would… — Robert Bothwell Copy Share Image
“Shortly before the outbreak of the Great War it was calculated that four per cent of the population of England held ninety… — Joseph Casper Husslein Copy Share Image
This country was taken into war based on lies about weapons of mass destruction and Al Qaeda's role with respect to Iraq,… — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
I think the future of journalism is going to be a battle between caution and recklessness. And I think a little bit… — Alex Gibney Copy Share Image
We're fighting against humanism, we're fighting against liberalism...we are fighting against all the systems of Satan that are destroying our nation today...our… — Jerry Falwell Copy Share Image
“As the war progresses, and as population increases to an even more intolerable level stretching resources to impossible lengths, the strong will… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“I hope that in the final settlement of the war, you insist that the Germans retain Lorraine, because I can imagine no… — George S. Patton Jr Copy Share Image
I discovered that Human Nature was not, as I had always supposed, a fixed and unalterable entity, that wars are not caused… — Jessica Mitford Copy Share Image
“You and pretty Tarquin had a moment today. Do you truly think he'll join us?' 'If you mean in bed, definitely not,'… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“I think Horatio be my destin'd plague: First, in his hand he brandished a sword, And with that sword he fiercely waged… — Thomas Kyd Copy Share Image
Images of burning Red Cross and UN buildings struck by US bombs contrasted with images of thousands of desperately poor Afghan women… — Cynthia McKinney Copy Share Image
People say you need to be strong, smart, and lucky to survive hard times, war, a natural disaster, or physical torture. But… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“The Goddess-centered art we have been examining, with its striking absence of images of male domination or warfare, seems to have reflected… — Riane Eisler Copy Share Image
The only politician anybody ever believed was Kennedy, anyway. Kennedy, Martin Luther King - civil rights always turns out in bloody war.… — Shane MacGowan Copy Share Image
By intensity of hatred, nations create in themselves the character that they imagine in their enemies. Hence it comes that all passionate… — George William Russell Copy Share Image
After the loss of Columbia a couple of years ago, I think we were reminded of the risk. All of us, though,… — Mark Kelly Copy Share Image
I love the Russian absurdists - [Nikolai] Gogol,[Daniil] Kharms, and [Vladimir] Bulgakov. Even within the Russian experimentalists, there's a lineage of traditional… — Alexander Weinstein Copy Share Image
The Kurds had always had a bad time. They were oppressed by the Ottoman empire. Then, at the end of the First… — Adam Curtis Copy Share Image
Mort drove one of those little hybrid cars that, when not running on gasoline, was fueled by idealism. It was made out… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Imagine your worst day, multiply it by a hundred, and pray to your God that you never experience what some of the… — Hendri Coetzee Copy Share Image
In many ways, I have no idea what would have become of me if punk hadn't happened, because the '70s turned out… — Jello Biafra Copy Share Image
In Europe, the Enlightenment of the 18th century was seen as a battle against the desire of the Church to limit intellectual… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
The third world war is not going to happen! I predict it! It is not going to happen, because of you, because… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
This was the period when I used all the influence I had to get the British to abandon their export trade, and… — W. Averell Harriman Copy Share Image
I want to know how these very people who are against war because of loss of life can possibly be the same… — Jim Gibbons Copy Share Image
For most of history, war has been a more or less functional institution, providing benefits for those societies that were good at… — Gwynne Dyer Copy Share Image
Diplomacy is a disguised war, in which states seek to gain by barter and intrigue, by the cleverness of arts, the objectives… — Randolph Bourne Copy Share Image
The American officials should learn to deal with reality. Why did the United States fail in most of its wars ? Because… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The abuse of prisoners hurts America's cause in the war on terror, endangers US service members who might be captured by the… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Combativeness was, I suppose, the dominant trait in my grandmother's nature. An aggressive churchgoer, she was quite without Christian feeling; the mercy… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
On Iraq, the president said he would end the war. Governor Romney said that was a tragic mistake, we should have left… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
If you are going to abolish slavery, that opens up all these other questions: what system of labor is going to replace… — Eric Foner Copy Share Image
Let me get this straight. So you left the Dauntless compound to get ready for war... and took your makeup bag with… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
The Vietnam war will not be over until it ends for everyone. Over four hundred thousand U.S. veterans are still recovering from… — Le Ly Hayslip Copy Share Image
“First Afghanistan, now Iraq. So who's next? Syria? North Korea? Iran? Where will it all end?' If these illegal interventions are permitted… — Daniel Kofman Copy Share Image
Many of the principle weapons that the Nazis used during World War II had their first trial in combat in Spain -… — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
I read all the books I could find about manners, and the extraordinary thing was, in all books up to the end… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
“And I couldn't help wondering where the hell the fatherland was, what exactly were we fighting for? Did I find out? Ah,… — Andrés Neuman Copy Share Image
“Others fight a little, then lose hope. Still others--and I am one of those--never give up. We fight and fight and fight.… — Yann Martel Life of Pi Copy Share Image