Avoidance Quote by Bertrand Russell Download Open image “To discover a system for the avoidance of war is a vital need of our civilisation.” — Bertrand Russell ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Avoidance Civilisation Needs War
“To discover a system for the avoidance of war is a vital need for our civ ilisation; but no such system has a chance… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
It is important also to consider, that the surest means of avoiding war is to be prepared for it in peace. — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
The power of making war often prevents it, and in our case would give efficacy to our desire of peace. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
War is a crucial, deeply ingrained part of human history. It has to be understood. — Margaret MacMillan Copy Share Image
The purpose of war is to support your government's decisions by force. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
It is for the benefit of mankind to mitigate the horrors of war as much as possible. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
It must be thoroughly understood that war is a necessity, and that the more readily we accept it,the less will be the ardor of… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
If the State does not acquire supremacy over [vast private] enterprises, it becomes their puppet, and they become the real State. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
That the world is in a bad shape is undeniable, but there is not the faintest reason in history to suppose that Christianity offers… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Those who advocate common usage in philosophy sometimes speak in a manner that suggests the mystique of the 'common man.' — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“Such, in outline, but even more purposeless, more void of meaning, is the world which Science presents for our belief. Amid such a world,… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Dr. Arnold . . . the admired reformer of public schools, came across some cranks who thought it a mistake to flog boys. Anyone… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Of all evils of war the greatest is the purely spiritual evil: the hatred, the injustice, the repudiation of truth, the artificial conflict. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I cannot escape from the conclusion that the great ages of progress have depended upon a small number of individuals of transcendent ability. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I think it would be just to say the most essential characteristic of mind is memory, using this word in its broadest sense to… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The newspapers at one time said that I was dead but after carefully examining the evidence I came to the conclusion that this statement… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Unmarried couples should get married - that's an excellent tax avoidance measure, if a bit drastic. — John Whiting Copy Share Image
“Collect yourself: to smother what you feel, recall to order, summon in one place; making, like Orpheus, a system against loss.” — Ruth Padel Copy Share Image
“People spend entire lifetimes trying to avoid the things that have already happened.” — Silvia Hartmann Copy Share Image
America is not static. America is striving. And sometimes, America requires critique. Jingoism is an avoidance of realism. You can simultaneously love and be… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
I am not in favour of the takeover of excellent and strategically important British companies by struggling foreign firms whose actions are fuelled by… — David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville Copy Share Image
Most human behavior is nothing other than the avoidance of pain and the pursuit of pleasure. — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
You can gain power by avoidance. You can gain power by doing certain things. You can gain much more power by meditating. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I've been trying to avoid my problems, and I don't know what to do. I get high, but when I come down, my problems… — Eugene Nathaniel Butler Copy Share Image
All the textbooks talk about avoidance as a classic hallmark of anxiety disorder. So you need a therapist who is sympathetic and understanding but… — Scott Stossel Copy Share Image
I read recently in an article by G.K. Chesterton, that sex without gestation and parturition is like blowing the trumpets and waving the flags… — Dora Russell Copy Share Image
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