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    Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote the history of the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, he began at the moment that it broke out, believing that it would be a great war, and more memorable than any that had preceded it.

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War is the science of destruction.

War is the science of destruction.

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In a war of ideas, it is people who get killed.

In a war of ideas, it is people who get killed.

by Anonymous Found in: War Quotes,
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Instead of breaking that bridge, we should, if possible, provide
another, that he may retire the sooner out of read more

Instead of breaking that bridge, we should, if possible, provide
another, that he may retire the sooner out of Europe.

by Aristides ("the Just") Found in: War Quotes,
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Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima.... The force from which the sun draws its power read more

Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima.... The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East.

by Harry S. Truman Found in: War Quotes,
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Fifty-four forty, or fight.

Fifty-four forty, or fight.

by William Allen Found in: War Quotes,
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The bomb that fell on Hiroshima fell on America too. It fell on no city, no munition plants, no docks. read more

The bomb that fell on Hiroshima fell on America too. It fell on no city, no munition plants, no docks. It erased no church, vaporized no public buildings, reduced no man to his atomic elements. But it fell, it fell.

by Hermann Hagedorn Found in: War Quotes,
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Messages can't be intercepted if they aren't sent, can they?

Messages can't be intercepted if they aren't sent, can they?

by Erwin Rommel Found in: War Quotes,
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It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound read more

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.

by Voltaire Found in: War Quotes,
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All quiet along the Potomac they say
Except now and then a stray picket
Is shot as read more

All quiet along the Potomac they say
Except now and then a stray picket
Is shot as he walks on his beat, to and fro,
By a rifleman hid in the thicket.

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