Destruction Quote by Cordell Hull

War is devastating, and it leaves its scars for generations.

— James Blunt

War must be made as intense and awful as possible in order to make it short, and thus to diminish its horrors.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

So much destruction in modern war takes place miles and miles away from the source of the destruction, the human being who has caused…

— James Dickey

War always reaches the depths of horror because of idiots who perpetuate terror from generation to generation under the pretext of vengeance.

— Guy Sajer

Fortunately, the war has brought with it not alone a stark realization of what another war would mean to the world, but as well…

— Cordell Hull

And the next thing is that every war is going to astonish you in the way it occurred, and in the way it is…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

All destruction, by violent revolution or however it be, is but new creation on a wider scale.

— Thomas Carlyle

Great power wars are very costly and dangerous, causing massive loss of life and worldwide turmoil, and possibly spreading to involve other countries.

— John Mearsheimer

War, and the preparation for war, are the two greatest obstacles to human progress, fostering a vicious cycle of arms buildups, violence and poverty.

— Oscar Arias

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it.

— Desiderius Erasmus

I knew from history that war comes with frightening regularity, often fought over the same ground and similar causes as previous conflicts.

— Stanley A. McChrystal

War seems to be one of the most salutary phenomena for the culture of human nature; and it is not without regret that I…

— Wilhelm von Humboldt