Quote by Karl Deutsch

We are advocates of the abolition of war, we do not want war; but war can only be abolished through war.

— Mao Zedong

War cannot be abolished unless classes are abolished.

— Vladimir Lenin

I don't have to agree with everything you say, but I should attempt at least to understand it, for the opposite of mutual understanding…

— Ken Wilber

But how can you understand a war without any knowledge of the society where it happens? It's like trying to understand birth without knowing…

— Annia Ciezadlo

War is a crucial, deeply ingrained part of human history. It has to be understood.

— Margaret MacMillan

“War is fundamental. A man’s views on war tell you the basic axioms of his view on life.”

— John C Wright

The thing constantly overlooked by those hopefuls who talk about abolishing war is that it is by no means an evidence of decay but…

— H. L. Mencken

If we are understood, more words are unnecessary; if we are not likely to be understood, they are useless.

— Charles II of England

None of us is in a position to eliminate war, but it is our obligation to denounce it and expose it in all its…

— Elie Wiesel

War cannot be used as a means to prevent or abolish wars. ... The idea of a war to prevent war is one of…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

“War is ever the folly of the ignorant. But I have seen much to convince me some wars must be fought, to the bitterest…

— Anthony Ryan

“It is not enough to say, 'We must not wage war.' It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it. We must concentrate…

— Martin Luther King Jr