Definitions Quote by Carl von Clausewitz

“We propose to consider first the single elements of our subject, then each branch of part, and, last of all, the whole in all…

— Carl Von Clausewitz

War is nothing but a duel on a larger scale.

— Carl von Clausewitz

War is a crime committed by men and, therefore, when enough people say it shall not be, it cannot be.

— Nellie L. McClung

There can be no compromise with war; it cannot be reformed or controlled; cannot be disciplined into decency or codified into common sense; for…

— Jeannette Rankin

War cannot be used as a means to prevent or abolish wars. ... The idea of a war to prevent war is one of…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

The main thing I say on war is that we need to obey the law and formally declare war.

— Rand Paul

We are advocates of the abolition of war, we do not want war; but war can only be abolished through war.

— Mao Zedong

War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.

— George Washington

There can be no compromise with war; it cannot be reformed or controlled; cannot be disciplined into decency or codified into common sense.

— Anonymous

Either a war has to be fought, or it doesn't.

— Monica Crowley

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 the slaughter of human beings, temporarily regarded as enemies, on as large a scale as possible.

— Jeannette Rankin