Ancestor Quote by William James

Every modern war has had its roots in exploitation.

— Helen Keller

“That there are men in all countries to whom a state of war is a mine of wealth, is a fact never to be…

— Thomas Paine

If war can indeed be turned into a relic, then the virtue of greed will recede further. From a given society's standpoint, one big…

— Robert Wright

War so conspicuously benefits rich men and kills the poor ones.

— Barbara Kingsolver

War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.

— Napoleon Hill

A modern gentleman [rich person] is necessarily the enemy of his country. Even in war he does not fight to defend it, but to…

— George Bernard Shaw

War is rich old men protecting their property by sending middle class and lower class young men off to die. It always has been.

— George Carlin

All wars are fought for the acquisition of wealth

— Socrates

“It is the untold story of this war and it is the story of every war ever fought. Greedy men seeing someone weaker with…

— C.C. Humphreys

“Looking back upon millennia of history, it appears clear that no race or culture has monopoly on wartime cruelty. The veneer of civilization seems…

— Iris Chang

War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.

— Cormac McCarthy

War seldom enters but where wealth allures.

— John Dryden