Innocent people Quote by John Lee

All that happens is that the destruction of human beings - unless they're Americans - is called collateral damage.

— Harold Pinter

The first casualty of war is innocence.

— Oliver Stone

Asymmetrical warfare is a euphemism for terrorism, just like collateral damage is a euphemism for killing innocent civilians.

— Alan Dershowitz

We can't afford to be innocent, stand up and face the enemy. It's a do or die situation, we will be invincible.

— Pat Benatar

In every war, innocent people die.

— Jair Bolsonaro

Sacrificing American soldiers or innocent civilians in an unprecedented preemptive attack on a separate sovereign nation may well prove itself a most temporary medicine.

— Sean Penn

the casualties among us include not just those who are dying, or bleeding, or recovering from injury, but also the caretakers around the edges…

— Natalie Kusz

Let me say this as clearly as I can: No matter how sharp a grievance or how deep a hurt, there is no justification…

— William J. Clinton

I think it is tragic that a situation should arise where civilians on any side are killed. But it is almost a cliche to…

— Joe Slovo

“We feel sorry for the poor people who died,' one soldier said. 'But how are we to know who is a terrorist and who…

— Jean Arasanayagam

One of the fundamental pillars of international humanitarian law is that proper distinction should be made between military targets and civilians. That is why…

— Emily Thornberry

We sometimes become so obsessed with punishing villainous characters, that we forget the collateral damage is actually experienced by marginalized groups, and we shouldn't…

— Simon Tam