Acknowledgement Quote by Maya Lin

“Throughout history, the word "war" has meant one thing to human beings: loss of life. The word "peace" has always meant security and love…

— A.H. Metwally

Today, the world is so small and so interdependent that the concept of war has become anachronistic, an outmoded approach. As a rule, we…

— Dalai Lama

War is a survival among us from savage times and affects now chiefly the boyish and unthinking element of the nation.

— Percival Lowell

War is an admission of failure

— K.J. Parker

Today, the scale and horror of modern warfare - whether nuclear or not - makes it totally unacceptable as a means of settling differences…

— Pope John Paul II

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

— Margaret MacMillan

In each succeeding war there is a tendency to proclaim as something new the principles under which it is conducted. Not only those who…

— John J. Pershing

There's this romantic idea that's built up around war. But the pragmatic view is there are tons of people of my generation who have…

— Pete Buttigieg

Wisdom born of experience should tell us that war is obsolete. There may have been a time when war served as a negative good…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

A singular fact about modern war is that it takes charge. Once begun it has to be carried to its conclusion, and carrying it…

— Bruce Catton

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

— John C Wright

War should belong to the tragic past, to history: it should find no place on humanity's agenda for the future.

— Pope John Paul II