Anti war Quote by William Cowper Download Open image “War's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.” — William Cowper ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Anti war Antiwar Games Just war Kings Make peace not war Peace not war Peace war Play Soldiers at war Subjects Total war War Wise
But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings should not play at. Nations would do well To extort their truncheons from the… — William Cowper Copy Share Image
War may be the game of kings, but, like the games at ancient Rome, it is generally exhibited to please and pacify the people. — Arthur Helps Copy Share Image
Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
And the kings were no better to their own people than they were to each others. — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
Kings play at war unfairly with republics; they can only lose some earth, and some creatures they value as little, while republics lose in… — Walter Savage Landor Copy Share Image
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty. — Sallust Copy Share Image
If a king tries to start a war, a mother should go to him and forbid it. — Henri Rousseau Copy Share Image
“If there were no magnanimity in war, we'd go to it only when it was worth going to certain death, as now. . .… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
And hast thou sworn on every slight pretence, Till perjuries are common as bad pence, While thousands, careless of the damning sin, Kiss the… — William Cowper Copy Share Image
No wild enthusiast could rest, till half the world like him was possessed. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
Admirals extolled for standing still, or doing nothing with a deal of skill. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
Stamps God's own name upon a lie just made, To turn a penny in the way of trade. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is… — William Cowper Copy Share Image
But conversation, choose what theme we may, And chiefly when religion leads the way, Should flow, like waters after summer show'rs, Not as if… — William Cowper Copy Share Image
“When we don't pray, we quit the fight. Prayer keeps the Christian's armor bright. And Satan trembles when he sees. The weakest saint upon… — William Cowper Copy Share Image
But animated nature sweeter still, to soothe and satisfy the human ear. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
We know the candidate Barack Obama, what he was like - the anti-war government nig... America was a source for division around the world,… — Rick Santorum Copy Share Image
In the eyes of empire builders men are not men but instruments. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
My first wish is to see this plague of mankind banished from the earth, and the sons and daughters of this world employed in… — George Washington Copy Share Image
One reason the United States finds itself at the edge of a foreign policy disaster is its underinformed citizenry, a key weakness in democracy. — Stefan Halper Copy Share Image
A good soldier is a blind, heartless, soulless, murderous machine. He is not a man. His is not a brute, for brutes kill only… — Jack London Copy Share Image
The moral and constitutional obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
The way I'm going now is to focus on peace, to create peace. As Sister Corita said, "I don't go to anti-war rallies. I… — Maxine Hong Kingston Copy Share Image
Here's the thing. Just because you're pro-troops doesn't mean you're pro-war. And just because you're anti-war doesn't mean you're anti-troops. Just because you don't… — Toby Keith Copy Share Image
The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments. — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
You cannot be on one hand dedicated to peace and on the other dedicated to violence. Those two things are irreconcilable. — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
