Alternatives Quote by Alexis de Tocqueville

“A long war almost always places nations in the wretched alternative of being abandoned to ruin by defeat or to despotism by success.”

— Alexis de Tocqueville

I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations

— Otto Von Bismarck

A long war is degenerating - it ruins the mind and the soul and psyche of individuals and nations.

— Amos Oz

Some wars have been due to the lust of rulers for power and glory, or to revenge to wipe out the humiliation of a…

— John Boyd Orr

“One nation is weakened by a victory, another finds new forces in defeat”

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Nations whose nationalism is destroyed are subject to ruin.

— Muammar al-Gaddafi

War is a series of catastrophes which result in victory.

— Albert Pike

War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory.

— Georges Clemenceau

The war is relentless: it puts the alternative in a ruthless relief: either to perish, or to catch up with the advanced countries and…

— Vladimir Lenin

When great armies go to war, Sorrow is the sole winner.

— Laozi

Only destruction of the enemy can be called victory.

— Stepan Makarov

What kind of victory is it when someone is left defeated? What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless,…

— Mahatma Gandhi