Wars Quotes

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Every subject's duty is the King's; but every subject's soul is his own. Therefore, should every soldier in the wars do as every sick man… — William Shakespeare
We kill at every step, not only in wars, riots and executions. We kill when we close our eyes to poverty, suffering and shame.In the… — Hermann Hesse
Zerbrowski said, "Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try." It took me a second to realize that he had just quoted Star… — Laurell K. Hamilton
In the time between the two wars, a British colonial officer said that with the invention of the airplane the world has no secrets left.… — Heinrich Harrer
The morning is full of storm in the heart of summer. The clouds travel like white handkerchiefs of goodbye, the wind, travelling, waving them in… — Pablo Neruda
He saw a picture in his mind of a terrible piling up of the dead. It came from his contemplation of the church, but it… — Sebastian Faulks
Star Wars is not entertainment. Star Wars is George Lucas masturbating to a picture of Joseph Campbell and conning billions of people into watching the… — John Scalzi
What sparks wars? The will to power, the backbone of human nature. The threat of violence, the fear of violence, or actual violence, is the… — David Mitchell
For over a thousand years Roman conquerors returning from the wars enjoyed the honor of triumph, a tumultuous parade. In the procession came trumpeteers, musicians… — George S. Patton
Perhaps wars weren't won anymore. Maybe they went on forever. Maybe it was another Hundred Years' War. — Ernest Hemingway
A war doesnâ€™t merely kill off a few thousand or a few hundred thousand young men. It kills off something in a people that can… — John Edward Williams
The wars of Israel were the only 'holy wars' in history... there can be no more wars of faith. The only way to overcome our… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
As for my family, my father was Danel; he died as a mercenary in the southern wars," Han went on. "My mother's name was Sarah,… — Cinda Williams Chima
The world has never been as divided as it is now, what with religious wars, genocides, a lack of respect for the planet, economic crisis,… — Paulo Coelho
Wars are never cured, they just go into remission for a few years. — David Mitchell
donâ€™t believe the war is simply the work of politicians and capitalists. Oh no, the common man is every bit as guilty; otherwise, people and… — Anne Frank
Maybe nobody has a right to tell anybody to shut up. Maybe this is how wars get started, because someone tells someone else to shut… — Meg Cabot
I am weary of your quarrels, Weary of your wars and bloodshed, Weary of your prayers for vengeance, Of your wranglings and dissensions — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
All outward forms of change brought about by wars, revolutions, reformations, laws and ideologies have failed completely to change the basic nature of man and… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
I heard someone walk out of the alley behind me, and my body went tense and tight, despite my weariness. Â Then a young woman's voice… — Jim Butcher

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