Decided Quote by Len Deighton Download Open image “When old men decided to barter young men for pride and profit, the transaction was called war.” — Len Deighton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Decided Men Old man Old men Pride Profit Transactions War Young Young man Young men
Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
When war becomes a trade, it benefits, like all other trades, from the division of labour. — Jean-Baptiste Say Copy Share Image
Formerly when great fortunes were only made in war, war was a business; but now, when great fortunes are only made by business, business… — Christian Nestell Bovee Copy Share Image
Old men declare war because they have failed to solve complex political and economic problems. — Art Hoppe Copy Share Image
War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man. — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
When a war is waged by two opposing groups of robbers for the sake of deciding who shall have a freer hand to oppress… — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
War is rich old men protecting their property by sending middle class and lower class young men off to die. It always has been. — George Carlin Copy Share Image
There can be no profit in the making or selling of things to be destroyed in war. Men may think that they have such… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
“she still had that fundamental insecurity that one bout of poverty can inflict for a lifetime, and no amount of money remedy.” — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
I store away my experiences and don't feel really happy until I've found a way to write about them. — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
Do you ever make silly mistakes? It is one of my very few creative activities. — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
“England's civil war had ended in a consensus as the English discovered that they hated foreigners more than they hated their own countrymen.” — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
“Why do these people love you, Archer? Is it simply because you show little or no response to their affection?” — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
The tragedy of marriage is that while all women marry thinking that their man will change, all men marry believing their wife will never… — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
“For fear is so unwelcome that it comes only in disguise, and guilt is its favourite one.” — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second… — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
“When they ask me to become president of the United States I'm going to say, "Except for Washington D.C.” — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
“Or was the truth - like so many truths - not any one of the envisaged possibilities?” — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
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When I became 21, I decided that nobody learned anything about politics after the age of 21. — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
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You've decided to love me for eternity, I'm still deciding who I want to be today. — Ani DiFranco Copy Share Image
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He decided then that he would love her forever no matter what came to pass. It was not so much a matter of deciding… — David Guterson Copy Share Image