American Quote by Christopher Hitchens

Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side.

— John McCarthy

The point of public relations slogans like "Support Our Troops" is that they don't mean anything ... that's the whole point of good propaganda.…

— Noam Chomsky

The point of public relations slogans like 'Support our troops' is that they don't mean anything... That's the whole point of good propaganda. You…

— Noam Chomsky

I don't see much use in general slogans. Sometimes it is worth resisting evil with lesser evil, very commonly in fact.

— Noam Chomsky

“For example, take George McGovern [1972 Presidential candidate who campaigned on an anti-war platform]. George McGovern did not support the invasion of Panama―in fact,…

— Noam Chomsky

Those who have an interest in keeping the machinery of war going will stop at nothing to make public opinion subservient to their murderous…

— Albert Einstein

Tough talk often draws headlines, but war rarely conforms to slogans.

— Barack Obama

We have to show the American People that war is not patriotic.

— Justin Raimondo

In our charade with ourselves we pretend that our war is not really war. We have changed the name of the War Department to…

— Jack Kornfield

When there are elections, people tend to vote for peace. They don't vote for war. So Americans want to promote those principles around the…

— Mitt Romney

I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But a great and lasting war can never be…

— George Washington

Tell people that war is an evil, and they will laugh; for who does not know it? Tell them that patriotism is an evil,…

— Leo Tolstoy