Civil war Quote by Robert E. Lee

War is not civilized.

— Talib Kweli

“For among the many things that warfare does is temporarily define the entire enemy population as superfluous, as expendable—a redefinition that must take place…

— David E. Stannard

“Of these, only the last, the crime against humanity, was new and unprecedented. Aggressive warfare is at least as old as recorded history, and…

— Hannah Arendt

For how many thousands of years now have we humans been what we insist on calling "civilized?" And yet, in total contradiction, we also…

— Walter Cronkite

Every civilized society must disarm its citizens against each other.

— Garry Wills

to be civilized is to be incapable of giving unnecessary offense, it is to have some quality of consideration for all who cross our…

— Agnes Repplier

There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only…

— Nelson Mandela

There is one thing no people have ever done; that is, to oppose a threatening war with intelligent and vigorous purpose some years before…

— Carrie Chapman Catt

I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot…

— P. J. O'Rourke

As the war was just in its origin and necessary and noble in its objects, we can reflect with a proud satisfaction that in…

— James Madison

It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in wars, otherwise combat would be such a wonderfully healthy…

— Fred Woodworth

The history of warfare has not yet enabled any army, any civilized army, the army of a democracy like Israel, to be able to…

— Benjamin Netanyahu