War Quotes

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One has renounced the great life when one renounces war. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Just as war is freedom's cost, disagreement is freedom's privilege. — William J. Clinton
A cure for War? Furiously spending the same daily amount of money toward making friends. Being an indispensable source of food, shelter, peace, and cultural… — Vanna Bonta
The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace. — Ludwig von Mises
Economically considered, war and revolution are always bad business. — Ludwig von Mises
It is unfortunately none too well understood that, just as the State has no money of its own, so it has no power of its… — Albert J. Nock
There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty — Andrew Cuomo
Peace, which costs nothing, is attended with infinitely more advantage than any victory with all its expence. — Thomas Paine
Victory was never in doubt. Its cost was. — Graves B. Erskine
Boys are the cash of war. Whoever said: we're not free spenders- doesn't know our like. — John Ciardi
The appalling thing about war is that it kills all love of truth. — Georg Brandes
War is the usual condition of Europe. A thirty years' supply of causes of war is always on hand. — Peter Kropotkin
War hath no fury like a non-combatant. — Charles Edward Montague
One of the most fashionable notions of our times is that social problems like poverty and oppression breed wars. Most wars, however, are started by… — Thomas Sowell
War and Authority are companions; Peace and Liberty are companions. — Benjamin Tucker
A war, or any wild-goose chase, is, as the vulgar use the phrase, a lucky turn-up of patronage for the minister, whose chief merit is… — Mary Wollstonecraft
The potency of prayer hath subdued the strength of fire; it hath bridled the rage of lions, hushed anarchy to rest, extinguished wars, appeased the… — Saint John Chrysostom
But it struck me that the extreme violence and cruelty of the English Civil War had gone understated. — Simon Schama
Wars such as those which have occurred in Iraq only allow hatred, violence and terror to proliferate — Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
Just so you know, we're on the good side with y'all. We do not want this war, this violence...and we're ashamed that the President of… — Natalie Maines

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