Men Quote by T. S. Eliot
“War among men defiles this world.”
About This Quote
Source Poem: “The Hollow Men”, 1925
Conflict among people corrupts the world, eroding its moral and spiritual fabric.
In simple terms: War damages humanity and the planet.
Key Takeaway
Seek peace over conflict.
Themes
war
corruption
humanity
Mood
somber
critical
Type
political
ethical
When to use this quote
- international relations
- community building
- environmental activism
Key Concepts
ethics
political theory
Questions to Reflect On
- What are the root causes of human conflict?
- Can societies thrive without any form of struggle?
A Different Perspective
War may be justified by some as necessary.
![“When [men] go to war, what they want is to impose on their enemies the victor's will and call it peace.” quote by Saint Augustine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/958/saint-augustine-328_anti-war_when-men-go-to-war-what-they-want-is-to_589443.jpg)
![“the ordinary man's experience is chaotic, irregular, fragmentary. [He] falls in love or reads Spinoza, and these two experiences have nothing to do with each other, or with the noise of the typewriter, or the smell of cooking; in the mind of the poet these experiences are always forming new wholes” quote by T. S. Eliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/18e/t-s-eliot-633_art_the-ordinary-man-s-experience-is-chaotic_93688.jpg)
![“That country [Carthage] was rapidly sinking into the state of barbarism from whence it had been raised by the Phoenician colonies and Roman laws; and every step of intestine discord was marked by some deplorable victory of savage man over civilized society.” quote by Edward Gibbon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/70c/edward-gibbon-710_barbarism_that-country-carthage-was-rapidly-sinkin_393.jpg)