Developing Quote by Anita Roddick

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

— Thomas Jefferson

War, and the preparation for war, are the two greatest obstacles to human progress, fostering a vicious cycle of arms buildups, violence and poverty.

— Oscar Arias

I think the core problem is much closer to recognizing where force is of value, where it is useful, and to distinguish that from…

— James Mattis

The genius of America's endless war machine is that, learning from the unpleasantness of the Vietnam war protests, it has rendered the costs of…

— Glenn Greenwald

The goal is to deter war, and this can only be done with a strong, modern, and ready military that has overmatch in all…

— Mark Esper

War represents the supreme failure of nations to resolve their differences. From a strictly pragmatic standpoint, it is the most inefficient waste of lives…

— Jacque Fresco

War is usually fought over diminishing resources, particulary those that we perceive to be extremely valuable.

— Dennis Weaver

The most difficult idea to reconcile in war is the notion that anything is going to be solved by killing a stranger, or in…

— Walter Dean Myers

In war, while everything is simple, even the simplest thing is difficult. Difficulties accumulate and produce frictions which no one can comprehend who has…

— Carl von Clausewitz

It could be said that all armed conflicts are a ludicrous and shameful waste of lives, but World War I has a special place…

— Scott Spencer

After all the time we [people] spent saying look, war is a stupid way to solve stuff - oh, you're not trying to solve…

— David Crosby

War is such a wasteful activity.

— Amala Akkineni