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War Quotes by William S. Burroughs
- Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict; those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war.
- All political movements are basically anti-creative - since a political movement is a form of war. "There's no place for impractical dreamers around here," that's…
- Intelligence and war are games, perhaps the only meaningful games left. If any player becomes too proficient, the game is threatened with termination.
- This is a war universe. War all the time. That is its nature. There may be other universes based on all sorts of other principles,…
- This is a war universe. War all the time. That is its nature. There may be other universes based on all sorts of other principles,…
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