Country Quote by Steven Pinker

The more prosperous and settled a nation, the more readily it tends to think of war as a regrettable accident; to nations less fortunate…

— Lewis H. Lapham

War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford.

— Hannah Arendt

War is a blessing compared with national degradation.

— Andrew Jackson

We believe that war is an inevitable consequence of the current global economic situation.

— Kyle Bass

For most of history, war has been a more or less functional institution, providing benefits for those societies that were good at it, although…

— Gwynne Dyer

War grows out of ordinary human nature.

— Bertrand Russell

We know what war means, and we know what poverty means. We need to develop a better model for reaching out to the world…

— Eliza Griswold

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

— Margaret MacMillan

I always felt that if countries knew each other better, there would be less war. Often, conflict goes with demonizing other countries and cultures.

— Sebastian Thrun

“Here is the truth: It matters, what you do at war. It matters more than you ever want to know. Because countries, like people,…

— Megan Stack

Or region has suffered more than its share of wars.

— Saud Al-Faisal

Today continuing poverty and distress are a deeper and more important cause of international tensions, of the conditions that can produce war, than previously.

— Lester B. Pearson