Civilians Quotes

161 quotes by 138 authors

Yes, war is hell. It is awful. It involves human beings killing other human beings, sometimes innocent civilians. That is why we despise war. — John O. Brennan
Warfare against civilians must never be answered in kind. Terror must never be answered with terror. — Caleb Carr
Wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism. — Noam Chomsky
It is changing the face of terrorism. It is basically bringing it to the United States, to our great citizens. We know the terrorists are… — Hugh Shelton
...The very nature of interstate war puts innocent civilians into great jeopardy, especially with modern technology. — Murray Rothbard
Terrorism constitutes a direct attack on the values the UN stands for: the rule of law; the protection of civilians; peaceful resolution of conflicts; and… — Kofi Annan
There are far more statues of soldiers out there than there are of civilians. — George Armstrong Custer
There is the guilt all soldiers feel for having broken the taboo against killing, a guilt as old as war itself. Add to this the… — Philip Caputo
These mercenaries and hirelings kidnapped civilians in the Al-Faw Peninsula so that they might claim that they captured Iraqi soldiers. — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
When we helped prevent the massacre of civilians trapped on a distant mountain, here's what one of them said: "We owe our American friends our… — Barack Obama
Fourth, we will continue providing humanitarian assistance to innocent civilians who have been displaced by this terrorist organization. This includes Sunni and Shia Muslims who… — Barack Obama
The rulling to kill the Americans and their allies - civilians and military - is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it… — Osama bin Laden
The war against terrorism should not be used to interfere with an independent, sovereign state.We need to identify concrete terrorist targets and do no harm… — Nong ?uc Manh
The gas-cylinders had by this time been put into position on the front line. A special order came round imposing severe penalties on anyone who… — Robert Graves
Land mines, torture equipment, cluster bombs, chemical weapons are weapons designed to inflict pain and death on human beings. Most victims are civilians, women and… — Jose Ramos-Horta
The proliferation of right-to-carry laws throughout the states has drawn plaintive complaints from the criminal element. They feel that it makes their profession too dangerous… — Jeff Cooper
American strategists have calculated the proportion of civilians killed in this century's major wars. In the First World War, 5 percent of those killed were… — Colin Ward
The only place you and I disagree is with regard to the bombing. You're so goddamned concerned about the civilians, and I (in contrast) don't… — Richard M. Nixon
The institutions founded 'to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war' have failed. Since the end of WW2, some thirty million people have been… — George Monbiot
With the indiscriminate nature of modern military technology (no such thing as a "smart bomb," it turns out) all wars are wars against civilians, and… — Howard Zinn

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