Wars Quotes

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Wars are fought for the benefit of oligarchs, triumphs bought with the blood of peons. — Marcel Proust
How many wars have been caused by fits of indigestion, and how many more dynasties have been upset by the love of woman than by… — Charles Dudley Warner
All wars are boyish, and are fought by boys. — Herman Melville
Having seen the people of all other nations bowed down to the earth under the wars and prodigalities of their rulers, I have cherished their… — Thomas Jefferson
If the graves of the thousands of victims who have fallen in the terrible wars of the two races had been placed in line the… — Nelson A. Miles
Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. — Brendan Gill
What vast additions to the conveniences and comforts of living might mankind have acquired, if the money spent in wars had been employed in works… — Benjamin Franklin
When all is said and done, and statesmen discuss the future of the world, the fact remains that people fight these wars. — Eleanor Roosevelt
A totally different attitude is needed: the attitude of love. Christ brings love to the world. He destroys law, the very basis of it. That… — Rajneesh
Wars usually have the effect of speeding up the process of history. — Pieter Geyl
Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, its punishment, its wars — Leo Tolstoy
America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She well knows… — John Quincy Adams
I expect to see trade wars, foreign policy disasters, a few race riots, a decrease in personal liberty, higher taxes, higher inflation and probably, economic… — Charley Reese
Wars are made to make debt. — Ezra Pound
If governments were kind, they'd realize that conficts are resolved and wars prevented not by armies but by ordinary people. — Scilla Elworthy
You will have to go through 15, 20, 50 years of civil wars and national struggles not only to bring about a change in society… — Karl Marx
When the Cambrian measures were forming, They promised perpetual peace. They swore, if we gave Them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would… — Rudyard Kipling
I would like the whole world to be full of feminine qualities. Then only can wars disappear. — Rajneesh
Consider the Koran, for example; this wretched book was sufficient to start a world-religion, to satisfy the metaphysical need of countless millions for twelve hundred… — Arthur Schopenhauer
With psychedelics, if you're fortunate and break through, you understand what is truly of value in life. Material, power, dominance, and territory have no value.… — Gary Fisher

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