Direct Quote by Norman Cousins

Are there quantitative aspects to the phenomena of war that can be counted? Evidently!

— Pitirim Sorokin

Obviously, the greater the length of a war the higher is likely to be the number of casualties in it on either side.

— Anonymous

The nature of war is constant change.

— Sun Tzu

War affects people in different ways.

— Shakin' Stevens

...the object of waging a war is always to be in a better position in which to wage another war.

— George Orwell

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

— Thomas Jefferson

War is evitable if conditions are such that the costs of making war are higher than the benefits.

— Frans de Waal

War is just what we do. Yet, of course, the effects of it are repeatedly deeper, then deeper, then deeper.

— Jon Lee Anderson

War is a positive, precise and specific evil, of gigantic proportions ...making within the sphere of its influence all true grandeur impossible.

— Charles Sumner

The cause of war is preparation for war.

— W. E. B. Du Bois

The possibility of a war under the current circumstances is not far-fetched and there is some evidence for that.

— Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

While the nature of warfare is changing and wars are moving into cities, they are also becoming longer and their consequences more impactful.

— Peter Maurer