"Often war is waged only in order to……" — Immanuel Kant

"Often war is waged only in order to show valor; thus an inner dignity is ascribed to war itself, and even some philosophers have praised it as an ennoblement of humanity, forgetting the pronouncement of the Greek who said, 'War is an evil in as much as it produces more wicked men than it takes away.'"

— Immanuel Kant

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The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. — Hannah Arendt
To save your world you asked this man to die; would this man, could he see you now, ask why? — Wystan Hugh Auden
Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too. — Marcus Aurelius
Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise. — Francis Bacon
The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies… — Edward Abbey
There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man… — John Adams
Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war. — John Adams
Let us not deceive ourselves; we must elect world peace or world destruction. — Bernard Baruch
If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat. — Simone de Beauvoir
A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own… — Joseph Addison
All war represents a failure of diplomacy. — Tony Benn
It is always easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them. — Alfred Adler

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