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Wars Quotes by Steven Pinker
- Dominance in an adaptation to anarchy and it serves no purpose in a society that has undergone a civilising process or in an international system…
- Most wars are not fought over shortages of resources such as food and water, but rather over conquest, revenge, and ideology.
- The European wars of religion were more deadly than the First World War, proportionally speaking, and in the range of the Second World War in…
- Capitalism saved the world, and there is even a heretical theory now, moving up from the level of individuals to countries: countries that trade more…
More Wars Quotes
- As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was. — J. J. Abrams
- Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have… — Karen Armstrong
- The purpose of all wars, is peace. — Saint Augustine
- As a species, we've somehow survived large and small ice ages, genetic bottlenecks, plagues, world wars and all manner of natural disasters,… — Diane Ackerman
- The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in… — Joseph Addison
- Well, you know, 'Spaceballs' is a weird combination, because it's a simple, sweet little fairytale, and it's crazy and out-there and making… — Mel Brooks
- My home...It is my retreat and resting place from wars, I try to keep this corner as a haven against the tempest… — Michel de Montaigne
- There is little chance that aliens from two societies anywhere in the Galaxy will be culturally close enough to really 'get along.'… — Seth Shostak