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War Quotes by Wendell Berry
- We do need a 'new economy,' but one that is founded on thrift and care, on saving and conserving, not on excess and waste. An…
- The most alarming sign of the state of our society now is that our leaders have the courage to sacrifice the lives of young people…
- If we are serious about peace, then we must work for it as ardently, seriously, continuously, carefully, and bravely as we have ever prepared for…
- One cannot be aware both of the history of Christian war and of the contents of the gospels without feeling that something is amiss.
- To hear of a thousand deaths in war is terrible, and we 'know' that it is. But as it registers on our hearts, it is…
- Far from making peace, wars invariably serve as classrooms and laboratories where men and techniques and states of mind are prepared for the next war.
- From the union of power and money, from the union of power and secrecy, from the union of government and science, from the union of…
- This massive ascendancy of corporate power over democratic process is probably the most ominous development since the end of World War II, and for the…
More War Quotes
- War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford. — Hannah Arendt
- The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. — Hannah Arendt
- As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was. — J. J. Abrams
- Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of… — Aristophanes
- We make war that we may live in peace. — Aristotle
- Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have… — Karen Armstrong
- These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other instruments of… — William Henry Ashley
- Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. — Isaac Asimov
- John Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only… — Isaac Asimov
- We released 400,000 classified documents, the most extraordinary history of a war to ever have been released in our civilization. Those documents… — Julian Assange
- What is the possible benefit? Can this material save lives? Can it improve the quality of life in Iraq? Can it tend… — Julian Assange
- War is what happens when language fails. — Margaret Atwood