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We make war that we may live in peace.

We make war that we may live in peace.

by Aristides ("the Just") Found in: War Quotes,
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Guns are neat little things, aren't they? They can kill extraordinary people with very little effort.

Guns are neat little things, aren't they? They can kill extraordinary people with very little effort.

by John W. Hinckley, Jr. Found in: Killing Quotes,
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Let who will boast their courage in the field,
I find but little safety from my shield,
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Let who will boast their courage in the field,
I find but little safety from my shield,
Nature's, not honour's law we must obey:
This made me cast my useless shield away.

by Archilochus Found in: War Quotes,
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The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral read more

The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral and political disaster - a terrible cancer eating away at the soul of our nation.

by George Mcgovern Found in: War Quotes,
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In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.

by Sir Winston Churchill Found in: War Quotes,
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When war is declared, truth is the first casualty.

When war is declared, truth is the first casualty.

by Arthur Ponsonby Found in: War Quotes,
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"I cannot bear it!" said the pewter soldier. "I have shed pewter
tears! It is too melancholy! Rather let read more

"I cannot bear it!" said the pewter soldier. "I have shed pewter
tears! It is too melancholy! Rather let me go to the wars and
lose arms and legs! It would at least be a change. I cannot
bear it longer! Now, I know what it is to have a visit from
one's old thoughts, with what they may bring with them! I have
had a visit from mine, and you may be sure it is no pleasant
thing in the end; I was at last about to jump down from the
drawers."

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It was necessary for us to discover greater powers of destruction than our enemies. We did. But after every war read more

It was necessary for us to discover greater powers of destruction than our enemies. We did. But after every war we have followed through with a new rise in our standard of living by the application of war-taught knowledge for the benefit of the world. It will be the same with the atomic bomb principles.

by Thomas J. Watson Found in: War Quotes,
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Men love their ideas more than their lives. And the more preposterous the idea, the more eager they are to read more

Men love their ideas more than their lives. And the more preposterous the idea, the more eager they are to die for it. And to kill for it.

by Edward Abbey Found in: Killing Quotes,
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