Absolutes Quote by Albert Einstein

War is not courtesy but the most horrible thing in life; and we ought to understand that, and not play at war. We ought…

— Leo Tolstoy

There is such a thing as legitimate warfare: war has its laws; there are things which may fairly be done, and things which may…

— John Henry Newman

War cannot be used as a means to prevent or abolish wars. ... The idea of a war to prevent war is one of…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

So far war has been the only force that can discipline a whole community, and until an equivalent discipline is organized, I believe that…

— William James

War is the mass murder of workers. When workers refuse to obey the calls of their governments, there will be no more war.

— Keir Hardie

I do not believe war the most certain means of enforcing principles. Those peaceable coercions which are in the power of every nation, if…

— Thomas Jefferson

“It is not realistic to put legal constraints on war powers. Law works through general prospective rules that apply to a range of factual…

— Eric A. Posner

War is not a polite recreation but the vilest thing in life, and we ought to understand that and not play at war.

— Leo Tolstoy

No war ought ever to be undertaken but under circumstances which render all intercourse of courtesy between the combatants impossible. It is a bad…

— Thomas B. Macaulay

War is a profession by which a man cannot live honorably; an employment by which the soldier, if he would reap any profit, is…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

In war, in some sense, lies the very genius of law. It is law creative and active; it is the first principle of the…

— Henry David Thoreau

There can be no compromise with war; it cannot be reformed or controlled; cannot be disciplined into decency or codified into common sense; for…

— Jeannette Rankin