Just War Quotes

15 quotes by 13 authors

An unjust peace is better than a just war. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
I cease not to advocate peace; even though unjust it is better than the most just war. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
A "just war" is hospitable to every self-deception on the part of those waging it, none more than the certainty of virtue, under whose shelter… — Alexander Cockburn
If America were in a just war I'd volunteer for the front line. I'd do the shuffling and win the war. — Muhammad Ali
There are many different ways of categorizing news. It doesn't have to be just war and famine and serious politics. — Piers Morgan
If there was ever a just war since the world began, it is this in which America is now engaged. — Thomas Paine
The moral equation strongly tells everyone who understands freedom, who understands morality, that Israel is engaging in a just war in defense of its people… — George Pataki
Bismarck fought 'necessary' wars and killed thousands, the idealists of the twentieth century fight 'just' wars and kill millions. — A J P Taylor
Perhaps the greatest contribution that those of us who come from a Christian tradition can make is to throw out the old just-war theory, embrace… — Mairead Corrigan
The term 'just war' is an internal contradiction. War is inherently unjust, and the great challenge of our time is how to deal with evil,… — Howard Zinn
World War II made war reputable because it was a just war. I wouldn't have missed it for anything. You know how many other just… — Kurt Vonnegut
The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war. — Desiderius Erasmus
Because of my own family's service (in the U.S. Army, Navy, and Massachusetts and New York National Guard), I am a strong supporter of the… — Camille Paglia
Africa the continent is not just what we see on the news. It's... not AIDS, and it's not just war and poverty. It's so much… — Jill Scott
I myself feel that our country, for whose Constitution I fought in a just war, might as well have been invaded by Martians and body… — Kurt Vonnegut

Who Wrote These Just War Quotes

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