History Quote by Jordanes

“a great nation must go on arming itself more and more, not for conquest—not for jealousy—not for war—but for peace!”

— Sinclair Lewis

“Violence is the result of hatred & greed conquering the heart of lesser souls.”

— Rehan Waris

“Not many people are enemies to anyone. But the ones full of greed or hate, pride or fear—their passion is strong enough to lever…

— Orson Scott Card

“The Book that made the nation was destroying the nation; the nation that had taken to the Book was rescued not by the Book…

— Mark A. Noll

“In a similar way, The Art of War pinpoints anger and greed as fundamental causes of defeat.”

— Sun Tzu

“Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom … These are the beginnings of sorrows.”

— Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

“Tis only to consult our own hearts to be convinced that nations like individuals revolt at the idea of being guided by external compulsion.”

— Ron Chernow

“In fact, the causes of conflict are usually greed, envy, and ambition, but in an effort to sanitize them, these self-serving emotions have often…

— Karen Armstrong

“It is a tale that is told, from which we may draw the knowledge and comprehension needed for the future. The disproportion between the…

— Winston Churchill

“We have engrossed to ourselves, in a time when other powerful nations were paralysed by barbarism or internal war, an altogether disproportionate share of…

— Margaret MacMillan

“We know the cause which we are engaged in, and though a passionate fondness for it may make us grieve at every injury which…

— Thomas Paine

“...gave so much time and thought to units - the Nation, the Race, Humanity-as-a-Whole - that it laid terrific burdens on humanity as individuals.…

— Marion Zimmer Bradley