War Quotes

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I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace. — George W. Bush
Free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction. — George W. Bush
The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war. — George W. Bush
The course of this conflict is not known, yet its outcome is certain. Freedom and fear, justice and cruelty, have always been at war, and… — George W. Bush
The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got. — George W. Bush
We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace. — George W. Bush
This was not an act of terrorism, but it was an act of war. — George W. Bush
Hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women are deployed across the world in the war on terror. By bringing hope to the oppressed, and… — George W. Bush
Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq… — George W. Bush
I don't feel a lack of hope. It's just disappointment that after all these years we're still fighting meaningless wars for a handful of people. — Geezer Butler
The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money. — Samuel Butler
There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights. — Smedley Butler
War is a racket. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars… — Smedley Butler
My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military. — Smedley Butler
War is a racket. It always has been... A few profit - and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. You… — Smedley Butler
War is just a racket... I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else. — Smedley Butler
The normal profits of a business concern in the United States are six, eight, ten, and sometimes twelve percent. But war-time profits - ah! that… — Smedley Butler
War is just a racket. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of people.… — Smedley Butler
For a great many years, as a soldier, I had a suspicion that war was a racket; not until I retired to civil life did… — Smedley Butler
Out of war nations acquire additional territory, if they are victorious. They just take it. This newly acquired territory promptly is exploited by the few… — Smedley Butler

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