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    There is no such thing as an inevitable war. If war comes it will be from failure of human wisdom.

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She is a wall of brass;
You shall not pass! You shall not pass!
Spring up like read more

She is a wall of brass;
You shall not pass! You shall not pass!
Spring up like Summer grass,
Surge at her, mass on mass,
Still shall you break like glass,
Splinter and break like shivered glass,
But pass?
You shall not pass!

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War challenges virtually every other institution of society--the justice and equity of its economy, the adequacy of its political systems, read more

War challenges virtually every other institution of society--the justice and equity of its economy, the adequacy of its political systems, the energy of its productive plant, the bases, wisdom and purposes of its foreign policy.

by Walter Millis Found in: War Quotes,
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Everyone's a pacifist between wars. It's like being a vegetarian between meals.

Everyone's a pacifist between wars. It's like being a vegetarian between meals.

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Where is it written in the Constitution that you may take children from their parents, and parents from their children, read more

Where is it written in the Constitution that you may take children from their parents, and parents from their children, and compel them to fight the battles of any war in which the folly or wickedness of government may engage it?

by Daniel Webster Found in: War Quotes,
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War is the unfolding of miscalculations.

War is the unfolding of miscalculations.

by Barbara W. Tuchman Found in: War Quotes,
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War is the science of destruction.

War is the science of destruction.

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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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Man has no right to kill his brother. It is no excuse that he does so in uniform: he only read more

Man has no right to kill his brother. It is no excuse that he does so in uniform: he only adds the infamy of servitude to the crime of murder.

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Found in: War Quotes,
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War is cruel and you cannot refine it. •William T. Sherman War is too serious a matter to read more

War is cruel and you cannot refine it. •William T. Sherman War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.

by William T. Sherman Found in: War Quotes,
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