Causes Quote by B. H. Liddell Hart

War most often promotes the internal unity of each state involved. The state plagued by internal strife may then, instead of waiting for the…

— Kenneth Waltz

The principal cause of war is war itself.

— C. Wright Mills

According to the first image of international relations, the locus of the important causes of war is found in the nature and behavior of…

— Kenneth Waltz

If we clear the air of the fog of catchwords which surround the conduct of war, and grasp that in the human will lies…

— B. H. Liddell Hart

A war not only arises, but derives its nature , from the political ideas, the moral sentiments, and the international relations obtaining at the…

— Ferdinand Foch

The cause of war is preparation for war.

— W. E. B. Du Bois

War, which perpetuates itself under the form of preparation for war, has once and for all given the State an important role in production.

— Simone Weil

War is the health of the State. It automatically sets in motion throughout society these irresistible forces for uniformity, for passionate cooperation with the…

— Randolph Bourne

War is not inevitable, but proceeds from definite and removable causes

— Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson

Moreover, if the territorial state is to continue as the last word in the development of society, then war is inevitable.

— Christian Lous Lange

War, we are told, shapes character; it resolves the major questions of international politics, consolidates nations, and indeed, constitutes the principal factor in the…

— Elie Ducommun

War is only caused through the political intercourse of governments and nations - war is nothing but a continuation of political intercourse with an…

— Carl von Clausewitz