Beast Quote by Barbara Ehrenreich

war is, in some not yet entirely defined sense, a self-replicating pattern of behavior, possessed of a dynamism not unlike that of living things.

— Barbara Ehrenreich

The essence of war is fire, famine, and pestilence. They contribute to its outbreak; they are among its weapons; they become its consequences.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

War grows out of ordinary human nature.

— Bertrand Russell

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

War is such a peculiar thing - inaugurated by the whims of few, affecting the fate of many. It is difficult, if not impossible,…

— Errol Morris

So a war begins. Into a peace-time life, comes an announcement, a threat. A bomb drops somewhere, potential traitors are whisked off quietly to…

— Doris Lessing

War is the matter which fills all history; and consequently the only, or almost the only, view in which we can see the external…

— Edmund Burke

War is an unpredictable beast. Once unleashed, it runs like a rabid dog, ravening friend or foe alike. It can drag on for years,…

— Kate Forsyth

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

Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal…

— George Orwell

War is the spectacular and bloody projection of our everyday living. We precipitate war out of our daily lives; and without a transformation in…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

War is to be ranked among the most dreadful calamities which fall on a guilty world; and, what deserves consideration, it tends to multiply…

— William Ellery Channing